variants
or 86
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood
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The patients alleged the company didn’t disclose the risk of false positives in genetic testing on embryos, which led them to discard potentially viable embryos.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025 -
Transfer carrot mixture to a platter using a slotted spoon; discard thyme sprigs.—
Southern Living Test Kitchen,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Kings have lost two in a row, dropping them to 40-23-9 on the season.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte’s food scene is losing a beloved longtime local restaurant.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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Trump says Iran must ditch ‘concept of a nuclear weapon’ President Donald Trump on Monday once again reiterated that Iran must abandon any hope of obtaining a nuclear weapon as the U.S. prepares for more talks in less than a week.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Trump should ditch the tariffs, do some damage control with allies and reassert America as the center of global free trade.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2025
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January/February’s installment was also scrapped for financial reasons (though the Los Angeles wildfires would have canceled the tour anyway).—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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The bill passed in the Senate last session and was included in an original continuing resolution in the House but was scrapped during negotiations.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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In Canada, the unemployment rate edged up to 6.7% in March as the economy unexpectedly shed 32,600 jobs amid trade frictions.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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Cancers shed not only cells, but also hormones, DNA and little fatty bubbles called vesicles into the blood and lymph.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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The best way to avoid the tariffs, Trump has told businesses, is to make goods inside the U.S. EU officials had suggested sector-specific zero-for-zero tariffs with the U.S., such as in industrial goods and autos, but Trump rejected the idea.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Superior Court Judge Craig Collins from neighboring Gaston county also rejected it after Tench’s friends and family — his mother, sister and aunts — submitted and read aloud letters underlining the effect Tench’s disappearance and apparent death have had.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Eighty-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eighty-six. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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