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

Other artifacts the site may cough up — old bricks, cobblestones and rocks, sometimes accompanied by irresistible castoffs retrieved from the transfer station — become part of the improvised mosaics.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

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

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver