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.
is jettisoning
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present progressiveof jettison (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Internet networking pioneer Cisco Systems is jettisoning more than 4,000 employees, about 5% of the company’s workforce.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
While Britain’s vaccination rollout is among the world’s fastest, the youth inoculation rate is still relatively low; the country is jettisoning almost all distancing curbs later this month.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
Even the New York Times is jettisoning some of its most persnickety perfectionists, “streamlining” the copy-editing process.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2017
For instance, while he is jettisoning the company’s network operations business, he will retain cyber competencies at the core of its digital electronics lines.
From Forbes ● Apr. 24, 2015
As part of a $400m cost-cutting programme, the bank is jettisoning 15 "underperforming and non-strategic businesses", it said.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2015
