eject
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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
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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
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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
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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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