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jettison

[jet-uh-suhn, -zuhn] / ˈdʒɛt ə sən, -zən /


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Markets aren’t cynical enough to jettison their bets on tech, however, and continue to ride the sector’s extraordinary gains into the start of the new month.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

For one day a week, employees could jettison their suits and pantyhose and heels and wear… no one was quite sure at first, although Levi’s Dockers played a big role, at least for men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

High-profile announcements from companies over the past few years promising to jettison the bachelor’s degree as a hiring requirement largely haven’t resulted in action.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2025

Comcast this week announced its plans to jettison all but one cable channel into a separate, stand-alone publicly traded company that will take shape over the next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

After all, he’d seen me jettison my high school boyfriend David at the gates of Princeton.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In his directorial debut, John Travolta takes a swing so big that it knocks him off his feet and jettisons him into the air — 30,000 feet in the air, to be exact.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

The new approach jettisons everything we’ve learned over 60 years: that international development is successful when lasting partnerships are built upon a foundation of goodwill.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026

The Tony recognizes Groff’s empathetic portrayal of Franklin Shepard, a Juilliard-trained composer who jettisons his youthful idealism, his stage career and his co-writer to become a successful film producer.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

The book written by David Thompson with Sharon Washington maintains the film’s immediate post-World War II jubilance but jettisons much of the plot that was specific to De Niro and Minnelli.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

It jettisons redemption by excluding from the Redeemer all kinship with that which He came to redeem.

From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce

These experiences came to mind while hearing Danny take on a yet-to-be-previously attempted vampire voice as he dodged dirty looks and jettisoned drinkware.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

“External tanks were only used once. ... We jettisoned them on the way to orbit, and it burned up in the atmosphere before it hit Earth,” Jenkins said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

It was one of the reasons Guardiola jettisoned Joe Hart upon arrival at Etihad Stadium.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

As the board seized control, Tessellations jettisoned its holistic approach to identifying giftedness in favor of traditional IQ tests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Ten peculiar children and one peculiar bird were made to fit in just three stout rowboats, with much being jettisoned and left behind on the dock.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

But, amid the hand-wringing and reviews, O'Shea believes the RFU was bounced too quickly into jettisoning a coaching group, which was led by Stuart Lancaster and also contained Farrell, Graham Rowntree and Mike Catt.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Plenty of investors these days are jettisoning anything that seems risky from their portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

What we found could help calm some nerves, and might even stop investors from making the mistake of jettisoning the big winners too early.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

The New York Times’ crossword is synonymous with its current editor, Will Shortz, who gave the puzzle a refresh in the 1990s, jettisoning academic jargon and obscurities in favor of layered puns and pop-culture references.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Suddenly the thing exploded, jettisoning an amazing amount of tunnel waste directly at the unfortunate manservant.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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