cast off
Example Sentences
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Japan has cast off lost decades of deflation to join the rest of the developed world in modest inflation, currently running near 3%.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
In a world overrun by trash, the elite are quick to cast off objects that young Rudo saves to reuse.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
"Let us cast off the armour of our ethnic and political divisions, open our religious confessions to mutual encounter and reawaken in our hearts the dream of a united Lebanon," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Fubo also took issue with NBCUniversal negotiating on behalf of the cable channels that NBCUniversal plans to cast off in January as part of a corporate split.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
His gray rags had been cast off in a pile next to him and he was clothed in a bright yellow silk, the color of the sun.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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