jettison

Example Sentences

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Richards did tell Lindo that he needed to jettison some of the neurotic choices he was making as an actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The swift text-email combination marked yet another evolution in the often-changing tactics employers deploy to jettison workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 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

Externally mandated changes allow organizations an opportunity to reevaluate and jettison initiatives that were merely check-the-box items but didn’t produce true impact.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

In Ayemenem they danced to jettison their humiliation in the Heart of Darkness.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy