flotsam and jetsam

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He recommends self-nudging, deliberately tuning our media inputs and scrolling practices to reduce time spent mentally fending off the internet’s flotsam and jetsam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Even though Polk was severely injured, Faulkingham said, he was safe and felt God was watching as flotsam and jetsam from his boat was pushed ashore.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

So, much of the industry’s flotsam and jetsam washes up in warehouses like this one, located off Interstate 81, a few exits from the President Biden Expressway in Scranton, the president’s hometown.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2022

"They're looking for flotsam and jetsam, they're looking for coins. Not many of them are looking for bits of Mars like I am."

From BBC • May 31, 2022

He handed Penelope the object in question and went on his way, calling over his shoulder, “Can’t have flotsam and jetsam in the flower beds, no sirree!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood