throwaway
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The internet has long accommodated users who wanted to hide their real name behind a clever username or a throwaway account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
If you think this volume was a throwaway effort, think again: it is 640 pages long.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Clearly, the algorithm masters aren’t too precious about these throwaway texts; their core strategy will always be to embrace whatever seems to work best in the moment.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
A sweet little throwaway in which Mellencamp picks up steaks at the grocery store for a picnic with his daughter Teddi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
We need to forge ahead with our heads raised, not buried in scraps of throwaway paper.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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