ditch
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The San Francisco Standard found at least 39 Flock contracts have been cancelled in 2026 so far, and community activists across the country continue to push for jurisdictions to ditch more.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
And in a pinch, ditch your home entirely and find a public space to stay cool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Meta should choose pursuits where it is making good returns and ditch the others, Needham analyst Laura Martin said in a note on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is pushing company employees to ditch their usual suit and tie for more casual attire, featuring t-shirts, trainers - and shorts.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Rats struggled from the ditch and the cart—frantic to obey the harsh command as quickly as possible.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The crop marks are made by vegetation drawing on better nutrients and water supplies trapped in long-gone fortification ditches - leading to green growth that stands out.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
As it happens, there were lots of terrible drivers on the road—and in the ditches beside them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
There are more than 100 ways to restore peatland, including blocking drains and ditches and re-establishing bog vegetation.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
On and around the dry lake bed, water gushes from wells into ditches to fields of tomatoes, cotton, almonds, grapes and other crops.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The fields and woods all had shallow ditches dug around them to drain away water.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
The suspect ditched his bike in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood, northeast of where Interstates 105 and 110 intersect, and ran off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tech mavens, including Musk, have ditched California for the Lone Star State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
She ditched just charging restaurants per seated table, negotiated more flexible deals, and updated the company’s clunky technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The heroic pilot who safely ditched a stricken airliner in a New York City river in 2009 has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Almost two weeks had passed since Marcus ditched me at Taco Bell, and he hadn’t tried to apologize.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Collectors are ditching the rare Corvettes and picking up Honda Civics and Ford Tauruses as classics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Investors have been ditching AI-linked stocks due to worries about surging memory-chip prices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
But ditching the physical disc strikes a blow to secondhand markets like GameStop, allowing Take-Two to capture more profits, Griffin added.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
In February, a secondary school in Derby announced it was ditching shirts, blazers and ties after a consultation with pupils, staff and parents.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Yes, sir,” I muttered, internally kicking myself for not ditching when I had the chance.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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