discarding

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Schrader said it typically takes him four to six months to fully develop a screenplay idea, a process of testing, discarding and gradually refining concepts until they either strengthen or collapse under scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Breeding, says Paul Arens of Wageningen University & Research, "is the art of throwing away", discarding those plants which don't match your ambitions, but it also the art of multiplying what's left.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

We are rewarding technical knowledge and discarding the other two.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

That means, in part, becoming more and more of a closed ecosystem, discarding customization methods that might take you away from official big-name apps or, worse, leave a cash-generating option on the table.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

After discarding the hoop, she places a small box in the center of the platform.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern