Example Sentences
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The Cube – a massive structure of flats and offices that could have contained the Empire State Building 20 times over – has been jettisoned entirely.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The business exploded racking up millions of customers as it jettisoned the post office to an internet-based business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Investors were already dumping the stocks over worries that ultradiscretionary purchases like Tiffany necklaces and Birkin handbags might be jettisoned by consumers once missiles started flying in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Within days of seeing the images, Essayli’s office jettisoned the charges “in the interest of justice.”
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
With a huge heave, he jettisoned the lot into the suspended night.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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