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offload

[awf-lohd, of-] / ˈɔfˌloʊd, ˈɒf- /


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After bouncing Rory Hutchinson earlier in the game, Carre stretched and produced a sumptuous soft-hand sky-hook offload out of contact to set Nick Tomkins running.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Private-equity firms paid big prices for companies before interest rates rose and are struggling to offload them profitably.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

As with stocks, a panic is the worst time to offload your private-credit exposure, said David Sadkin, president at Bel Air Investment Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Wasserman first made a move to offload that home in October 2018, when the Wall Street Journal reported that he was listing the dwelling for a staggering $125 million.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

But even the best software isn’t smart enough to assign trees reliably, so writers cannot offload the task of minding the tree onto their word processors.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker