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thrown away







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"He was thrown away like a piece of garbage into a prison in Pennsylvania," she told reporters.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

This after Ludvig Aberg had thrown away his commanding position at the start of the back nine.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

In a space mission setting, the worms could generate compost from discarded materials such as food scraps or cotton clothing and hygiene products that would otherwise be thrown away.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

“A lot of money seemed to be thrown away on that,” said Blackwell, who works for a nonprofit trade association in Indianapolis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

During the day I couldn’t eat this food that should have been thrown away, so I was always hungry except in the Mess Hall.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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