jettison
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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
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
We must jettison the belief in a false hierarchy of human value.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 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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