castoff
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How Pizza Hut fell from stuffed-crust glory to corporate castoff.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Seahawks traded their starting quarterback to another franchise that was desperate for one and turned to someone else’s castoff to replace him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Zach McKinstry, IF/OF, Tigers: Another Dodgers castoff finding a home in Detroit is McKinstry, who has played shortstop, third base, second base and two outfield positions this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
At the 2023 Seattle Art Fair, her 25-foot-tall castoff wire puppets were showstoppers amid the clean white booths.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
She rolled over the block of sugar maple, a castoff from someone’s construction project, and it became her perch whenever she had a spare moment.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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