overboard
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I can’t remember which season where you read your reviews and throw the iPad overboard, but it lives in my mind rent-free.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
I love tuna salad and have definitely gone overboard with how often I eat it every week.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Investors can hang loose for now, but probably shouldn’t go overboard.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
In “London Falling,” Patrick Radden Keefe investigates how Brettler, the well-educated son of loving parents, went overboard, and whether he was forced by mutual friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The Spanish officer picked up their logbook in one gloved hand, wheeled, and tossed it overboard.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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