- past participle of throw.
thrown
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Bass has publicly backed Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, saying the Police Department could be thrown into disarray if he is removed before the 2028 Olympic Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Answering the way she did only solidifies that we’re leaving trans people behind, because she’s using the same rhetoric. It makes it feel like trans people are being thrown away,” he said.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Knowsley Council is running the scheme during half-term to help families save money and reduce the number of costumes thrown away after Halloween.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
White Likud ballot slips were thrown in the air as confetti.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
I wouldn’t have been more scared if someone had thrown a crosscut saw at me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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