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jettison

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


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The swift text-email combination marked yet another evolution in the often-changing tactics employers deploy to jettison workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

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

The decision to jettison the report’s traditional explanatory narrative was announced to EIA staff in a March 10 internal email, after the document was largely complete following months of work.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

There’s a certain amount of melancholy about aging that I can’t simply jettison.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

On the other hand, we had to be a hundred percent certain not to jettison the parachutes before the spacecraft hit the water.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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