thrown

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“Travesti Lore tells us it is in the Magdalena where the bodies of the first recorded travestis in the Americas were thrown by the Spanish,” she adds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“What struck me in researching this book was the perseverance, fortitude and tenacity that these families show. So many people would have thrown up their hands and given up,” Butts said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Trafigura said the Middle East conflict has thrown global commodity markets into turmoil, warning that markets are at an “inflection point” that could see prices move higher as supply tightens further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

UK-based Fermtech is transforming cocoa shells, which are normally thrown away, into a cocoa powder substitute, using fermentation.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

When she came down from the roof after Boaz had gone home last night, she’d found their apartment empty, the window thrown open with far too many feathers littering the windowsill, and no Molly.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny