jettison
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She instructed us to write down things we were “done with”—objects and emotions we were ready to jettison from our lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Markets aren’t cynical enough to jettison their bets on tech, however, and continue to ride the sector’s extraordinary gains into the start of the new month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Richards did tell Lindo that he needed to jettison some of the neurotic choices he was making as an actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
High-profile announcements from companies over the past few years promising to jettison the bachelor’s degree as a hiring requirement largely haven’t resulted in action.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2025
He’s flown too low to jettison his humanity.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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In his directorial debut, John Travolta takes a swing so big that it knocks him off his feet and jettisons him into the air — 30,000 feet in the air, to be exact.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
The production, co-directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, jettisons the animal masquerade for a different kind of drag extravaganza.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The new approach jettisons everything we’ve learned over 60 years: that international development is successful when lasting partnerships are built upon a foundation of goodwill.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
It’s the first of what could be multiple moves by the first-year club ahead of next Tuesday’s trade deadline as it jettisons players not under contract for next season.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
It jettisons redemption by excluding from the Redeemer all kinship with that which He came to redeem.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce
“External tanks were only used once. ... We jettisoned them on the way to orbit, and it burned up in the atmosphere before it hit Earth,” Jenkins said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The Cube – a massive structure of flats and offices that could have contained the Empire State Building 20 times over – has been jettisoned entirely.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Within days of seeing the images, Essayli’s office jettisoned the charges “in the interest of justice.”
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
People like Schliemann enjoyed short-lived pay boosts, only to be jettisoned into an economy where everything costs more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Upon reaching the Balcony, however, he jettisoned the pack and gave his oxygen canister, mask, and regulator to Beidleman to carry for him.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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But, amid the hand-wringing and reviews, O'Shea believes the RFU was bounced too quickly into jettisoning a coaching group, which was led by Stuart Lancaster and also contained Farrell, Graham Rowntree and Mike Catt.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
It is a victory for the U.S. military, which went from blueprint to battle-ready drone in less than two years, jettisoning its tradition of slowly buying very expensive equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
What we found could help calm some nerves, and might even stop investors from making the mistake of jettisoning the big winners too early.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
A cyclist on Ngapipi Bridge, a mile away, heard a splash underneath him—Dillais jettisoning the motor—then saw the Zodiac coast under the bridge into Hobson Bay.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Basketball players did passing drills on deck, but the wind kept jettisoning the balls into the Atlantic.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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