threw out
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It threw out the schedule it had published two weeks earlier and started buying back long-term bonds in an effort to push the rate down.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Perhaps his biggest feat — and one that wasn’t called back — came when he threw out of the end zone and connected with wide receiver Quentin Hale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The state judge previously threw out two terrorism-related murder charges, saying murder committed for ideological reasons—such as an alleged attempt to draw attention to inequalities in the healthcare system—doesn’t meet the legal definition of terrorism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A US judge threw out a case against Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani on Monday after the Trump administration decided to drop the fraud and bribery allegations against him.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
He threw out his arms mechanically, left, right, left, right, but there were no shocks in his shoulders, just a dull ache along the ridge muscles of his back.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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