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ditch

[dich] / dɪtʃ /




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In light of the legal tussle with California, some have encouraged David Ellison to ditch Paramount’s Hollywood headquarters in favor of Tennessee.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

That means the Goldin Finance 117 may soon ditch its status as "tallest unoccupied building", as declared by Guinness World Records in 2015.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

A pair of new ETFs are betting that investors will ditch typical index funds to avoid having exposure to Elon Musk’s companies.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

That's also the theme of their new album, The Core, where the band ditch the throwback R&B of their first EPs for a more expansive sound.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

He’d cut and planed a new plank for over the ditch too.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

There are more than 100 ways to restore peatland, including blocking drains and ditches and re-establishing bog vegetation.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

She ditches Jessie, who winds up on a farm that was once the home of her former owner, Emily.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The production, co-directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, ditches the feline masquerade for a parade of costumes designed with unflagging inspiration by Qween Jean.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

Bedrock Robotics Chief Executive Boris Sofman visited the site last year, looking for land to test the company’s autonomous construction machinery, including excavators to dig ditches without human control.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

He’d dug too many ditches, cut down too many cottonwoods, foraged in the cold, wet woods for too many berries and mushrooms.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

The heroic pilot who safely ditched a stricken airliner in a New York City river in 2009 has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Chips and networking company Marvell Technology declined 5% and chip manufacturer Intel slid 3.8% as investors ditched artificial intelligence winners.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Already this year, Yosemite National Park has ditched a reservation system, leading to enormous crowds in the valley and on nearby trails.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Two years later, the section between Manchester and Birmingham was also ditched.

From BBC May 17, 2026

I could have ditched it, but that would have been the same as littering.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

"Many people are forced between maintaining an accent they're proud of or indeed ditching their accent to try to just even move on in life," he said.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

But ditching the physical disc strikes a blow to secondhand markets like GameStop, allowing Take-Two to capture more profits, Griffin added.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Arte Moreno is unlikely to sell the Angels amid steady fan protests, but he can respond by ditching veterans and giving young talent a chance.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

With fewer sales to go around and homes taking longer to sell, more agents are ditching the industry or finding second jobs as the slowest housing market in decades stretches into its fourth year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

Skye also said that Madi kept ditching her for the volleyball girls.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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