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throwaway

[throh-uh-wey] / ˈθroʊ əˌweɪ /












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While reflecting upon her four-decade-long career in “Kylie,” an intimate new three-part Netflix documentary, Kylie Minogue says a throwaway line that anchors the endeavor: “Life makes sense to me onstage.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Originally pitched as a movie, the comeback is subdivided instead into 30-minute-long quarters, giving them a certain heft, whereas a “TV movie” might have felt like a throwaway, an afterthought.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, a Florida-based manufacturer known for its Care Bears and Tonka trucks, calls 2025 “a throwaway year.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Suez called for a more ambitious plan to tackle the fire risk and environmental damage from cheap throwaway vapes, such as a nationwide recycling scheme paid for by producers.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

As always, there were overdue bills mixed with throwaway flyers printed with cheap black ink that rubbed off onto his fingers.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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