jettison
verb (used with object)
to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
has been jettisoning
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present perfect progressiveof jettison (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps more significantly, Nene’s five-year contract provides a certain stability to a franchise that has been jettisoning players for more than two years now as it tries to rebuild around Wall.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2012
