castoffs

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That human dynamic allowed Rose to mold a bunch of basketball’s castoffs and underdogs into the greatest group of overachievers in NBA history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Not long after that, we’re reminded that emergency room doctors and nurses are caregivers for society’s castoffs – the forgotten elderly, the unhoused, and families barely remaining afloat.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

Historically, the performance of media-stock spinoffs has relied largely on how the separations were viewed — either as splits that could stand on their own feet, or castoffs of undesirable properties.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

His sculptures from this time look like whimsical industrial castoffs or colorful yet mangled theatrical masks, toeing the line between objects and bodies, abstraction and figuration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

But you can tell the girls by their stained, frilly dresses, castoffs from some distant land.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver