cast off

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Media analysts say the key is whether such a separation is truly a spinoff of a company that is able to stand on its own, or more of a cast-off of unwanted assets.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

Even Musk’s cast-off remarks regarding countries he’s not so entwined with are likely to promote harm.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2024

An untitled wall relief by Chiffon Thomas is a body-cast of his head and shoulders, held aloft by implied “wings” made from cast-off architectural posts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

The weight Andrusha had lost in prison showed starkly in the cast-off jacket that hung from her shoulders.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

I search Lucinda’s old Novedades magazines and Mrs. Washburn’s cast-off copies of Look and Life for pictures of Audrey Hepburn.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez