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[throh] / θroʊ /




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These are the norms for social engagement on college campuses today—from sober monitors and consent ambassadors, to strict requirements and paperwork to throw campus shindigs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

"I've come out of debates and wanted to throw myself under a bus," she says simply.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“Right now we’re seeing reactive responses. OK, let’s throw up some sandbags and plywood.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Earlier, AFP saw two people climb over the education ministry wall and throw flares into the building.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

I awkwardly throw my arm around my friend, getting tangled in her seatbelt.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

"You can imagine the dilemma this throws AI into," says François Yvon, a research director specialised in automatic translation with the French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Hartnett always includes in his fund-manager-survey note the contrarian trades that the survey throws up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

And even there, the cuff alone can cause anxiety that throws off the reading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

He throws a toy that nearly hits a prosecutor.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

He throws back the entire glass Colin has poured.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Bondi’s memo also threw shade by implication at the use of human translators, while boosting A.I.:

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

He dotted the upper rail with his fastball, threw his curveball for both swing-and-miss and called strikes, and mixed in his changeup to right-handed batters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

When they were fixed and the road under the bridges opened late last month, a local brewery threw a party to celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It weakened rapidly and ceased to be a hurricane but its remnants threw heavy rain across the eastern side of North America.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Before I could stop her, Regan threw herself after him.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

And yet, despite all the tirades thrown Tanden’s way, the isolation doesn’t bother her.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Intermarché said its fridges had heated up to 50C for six hours overnight into Monday, and the retailer had thrown away all the affected food to avoid health risks, the Reuters news agency reported.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Or whether it will be thrown at all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The American League has thrown up an even more extreme case in the Tampa Bay Rays, who have the 27th payroll in the majors and are making small ball cool again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

There are screeching sounds and thumping sounds, and then my dark box heaves itself up and I am thrown into the walls.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Dieffenbach was throwing deep passes with perfect spiral in front of Croick, who lacked a starting quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Everybody’s throwing money at anything AI right now.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Kenya's Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen told the BBC that the police action had been "restrained" after the crowd starting throwing stones.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

He completed 14 of 24 passes for 121 yards, his lowest passing total since throwing for 81 yards in a 35-6 loss at Jacksonville last November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

‘Does he ever just fetch things, instead .of throwing them in your face?’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver


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