- past participle of throw.
thrown
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These aren’t two jarring opposites thrown together in August on an executive’s whim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The split-second error became national news and Jackson's life was thrown into turmoil.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Consensus for AI capex in 2026 is around $800 billion while numbers double that are regularly thrown around for 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
And yet, despite all the tirades thrown Tanden’s way, the isolation doesn’t bother her.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
When she came down from the roof after Boaz had gone home last night, she’d found their apartment empty, the window thrown open with far too many feathers littering the windowsill, and no Molly.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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