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eject

[ih-jekt] / ɪˈdʒɛkt /


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Working alongside University of Michigan astronomy professor Jon Miller, Xiang previously showed that winds from NGC 4151's accretion disk can reach speeds high enough to eject material from the system.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

To “86” someone is to eject or ban someone, especially from a bar or restaurant.

From Salon May 8, 2026

"Eighty-six" is a slang term used to mean "eject" or "remove."

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

An incident last week that saw a US warplane shot down and its two crew eject over Iran before being rescued by American special forces has also highlighted the foes' competing narratives.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

Supernovae violently eject much of their stellar mass into space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Saturn's surroundings are of growing interest because of Enceladus, a moon that ejects icy plumes from a subsurface ocean and may potentially support life.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

Spivey's .45 caliber, like most firearms, ejects casingsbehind and to the right.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 21, 2025

The search may have been hampered by the plane's anti-radar stealth capabilities and technology that wipes the jet's communications system if a pilot ejects.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2023

Researchers are still trying to understand how the collision ejects material, what the material is made of and how the resulting kilonova unfolds.

From Scientific American Jan. 9, 2023

The awesome supernova explosion ejects into space most of the matter of the precursor star—a little residual hydrogen and helium and significant amounts of other atoms, carbon and silicon, iron and uranium.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

It’s the first time an ejected player has been reinstated to the World Cup since 1962.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

San Diego’s manager Craig Stammen and coach Ryan Goins were ejected three pitches into the game after arguing a check-swing call.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

The spring unwound in an uncontrolled manner, causing the wrench to be ejected and strike him.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

But borders are borders, and once Strickland has been ejected, it doesn’t take long for everyone to get back to Fan Festing at the various octagons scattered around the Ellipse.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

The principal voluntarily ejected himself from his own office, then looked to the staff for an explanation, but only received the teary-eyed shaking of their heads.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

One crew member from the F-15 was rescued shortly after ejecting, but the second remained missing for days, prompting an urgent and highly coordinated recovery effort.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

The rescue operation included an A-10 Warthog plane that was hit over the Gulf, with its pilot ejecting before being rescued, according to CBS.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

Xi’s motives for ejecting Zhang may never be definitively known.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

But when he didn’t, third base umpire Tripp Gibson did the honors of ejecting him from the game.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2025

Then suddenly, explosively, he coughed, ejecting the wad of grass.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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