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eject

[ih-jekt] / ɪˈdʒɛkt /


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“Instead of showing up, checking a box to work out, then eject, I think that sacrifice from friends, family, it’s important,” manager Dave Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Instead, they may act more like powerful cosmic digestive systems that take in matter, process it, and eject a surprising portion back into space.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

The side effects from a big increase in air conditioning are considered to be large: The devices are costly; they are energy hungry; and they eject hot air into the street, warming cities even more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Manele has since avoided a vote of confidence, which would eject him and his government from power if he loses.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

The top of the ultraviolet cloud is more than 200 kilometers above the surface of Io and may eject extremely small particles and atoms directly into space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The technique shines photons onto a material and ejects electrons from its surface, allowing researchers to map its electronic structure and magnetic states.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Spivey's .45 caliber, like most firearms, ejects casingsbehind and to the right.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

As it does, it ejects any leftover fuel, which freezes instantly due to the altitude in a spiral pattern caused by the rocket's movement.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

Researchers are still trying to understand how the collision ejects material, what the material is made of and how the resulting kilonova unfolds.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 9, 2023

The awesome supernova explosion ejects into space most of the matter of the precursor star—a little residual hydrogen and helium and significant amounts of other atoms, carbon and silicon, iron and uranium.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Sunday started with a disallowed touchdown and two players being ejected on the first play at Tottenham, before two field goals in the final eight seconds helped the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Philadelphia Eagles.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

After a short review, Stephens was ejected for targeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The moment two RAF pilots ejected from a jet is splashed across the front page of the Daily Mirror, which says it is a "miracle" nobody was killed in the incident.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The pilot’s condition is unknown, but he may have ejected from the aircraft before it crashed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

He believes the quasars are not at cosmological distances but instead are being ejected, left and right, by the “foreground” galaxy; and that the red shifts are the result of some as-yet-unfathomed mechanism.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

One crew member from the F-15 was rescued shortly after ejecting, but the second remained missing for days, prompting an urgent and highly coordinated recovery effort.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026

The rescue operation included an A-10 Warthog plane that was hit over the Gulf, with its pilot ejecting before being rescued, according to CBS.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

The pilot of the twin-engine, single-seat attack jet was able to fly out of Iranian airspace before ejecting from the aircraft and being rescued, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

With a tremendous clatter, the makeshift stagecoach got the speed wobbles like a wonky grocery cart and flipped over on a turn, ejecting its rowdy riders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025

When it finally came—three giant pink bubbles bursting at the surface off the starboard bow and ejecting Frank, Hazel, and Leo—Piper went a little crazy.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan


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