thrown out
Example Sentences
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Another unpopular law -- since thrown out -- reclassified small agricultural holdings as medium-sized properties, which Indigenous communities viewed as a loss of their rights.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
That lawsuit, filed in a Texas federal court, was thrown out later that year after Arjuna vowed not to file similar proposals in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
When we first heard that Middlesbrough had lodged a spying complaint against Southampton, few expected the south coast club could be thrown out of the play-offs.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
We were thrown out like baby with the bathwater.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The red sun blinds me, churns up my belly to nausea, and the heat thrown out of the bone-fire burns my skin.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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