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jettison

[jet-uh-suhn, -zuhn] / ˈdʒɛt ə sən, -zən /


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American readers might jettison their habit of seeing history as disconnected events rather than a single flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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

Externally mandated changes allow organizations an opportunity to reevaluate and jettison initiatives that were merely check-the-box items but didn’t produce true impact.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

In public, Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim tried to counter the view that he wanted to jettison Rashford.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

To get even to the nearest star, you would need an enormous amount of fuel to jettison out the back of the rocket—a tremendous waste.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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