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The farm’s lawyer said it was in compliance, and insisted there was no “bad cheese” to throw out.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

As our time runs out, I throw out some random questions.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

With two runners on the base, Ramirez tried to throw out a runner stealing second, but the ball slipped away from Bragg and trickled into the outfield grass.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

They can either confirm the charges, in which case a full trial takes place, throw out the case and free El Hishri, or change the charges he faces.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

Thus, many items had become superfluous, and these were not really things one could sell or things people wanted to throw out.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka




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