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jettison

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


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She isn't cavalier enough to jettison everything, though: Both 7 Rings and her Lady Gaga duet Rain On Me raise the roof.

From BBC Aug. 16, 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

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

In Ayemenem they danced to jettison their humiliation in the Heart of Darkness.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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 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

Ultimately, Franco jettisons his characters for the sake of unearned plot twists that leave the viewer feeling only icky.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

The Tony recognizes Groff’s empathetic portrayal of Franklin Shepard, a Juilliard-trained composer who jettisons his youthful idealism, his stage career and his co-writer to become a successful film producer.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2024

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

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

The business exploded racking up millions of customers as it jettisoned the post office to an internet-based business.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

Within days of seeing the images, Essayli’s office jettisoned the charges “in the interest of justice.”

From Salon Apr. 15, 2026

Investors were already dumping the stocks over worries that ultradiscretionary purchases like Tiffany necklaces and Birkin handbags might be jettisoned by consumers once missiles started flying in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

With a huge heave, he jettisoned the lot into the suspended night.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

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

The New York Times’ crossword is synonymous with its current editor, Will Shortz, who gave the puzzle a refresh in the 1990s, jettisoning academic jargon and obscurities in favor of layered puns and pop-culture references.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2025

Besides giving the producers, Sean Ono Lennon and Simon Hilton, cover for jettisoning the opening track, renaming the album and describing it as “reimagined” allows for some interesting creative liberties.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Suddenly the thing exploded, jettisoning an amazing amount of tunnel waste directly at the unfortunate manservant.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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