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The Washington Commanders have jettisoned the leering cruds who made up Snyder’s inner circle and replaced them with sober, empathetic professionals such as Jason Wright, and Snyder was fined $10 million.

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2022

It is meant to indict us also, the governed, as a people who have jettisoned the humane values that that same society impressed on my upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Of late, women’s magazines have jettisoned stories about the extreme nil-by-mouth dieting and exercise measures undertaken by the models in the run-up to the show, in favour of articles about body positivity.

From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2019

And since the M’s have jettisoned most of the players for whom fans had developed an affinity, it might be nice to suit up someone that everyone would get a kick out of watching perform.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2019

They have jettisoned her deck load, and now she'll just float soggily.

From Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's by Rogers, Walter S.