castoffs
Example Sentences
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Refusing to believe it, GMO gave wide berth to the high-tech darlings of the day but instead bought such bubble-market castoffs as high-dividend-paying real-estate investment trusts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Not long after that, we’re reminded that emergency room doctors and nurses are caregivers for society’s castoffs – the forgotten elderly, the unhoused, and families barely remaining afloat.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
Historically, the performance of media-stock spinoffs has relied largely on how the separations were viewed — either as splits that could stand on their own feet, or castoffs of undesirable properties.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
But if Oakland can get decent production from a trio of San Francisco Giants castoffs — pitchers Alex Wood and Ross Stripling and third baseman J.D.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Like just the other day, when we came across another tenant’s castoffs.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
