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also sluff (off)
as in to lose
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
finally sloughed off the depression that had been weighing him down for months
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Trump lost Arizona by his narrowest margin of any state in 2020, losing to President Joe Biden by fewer than 11,000 votes.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Trump will lose the state’s biggest city by a lot, but the GOP goal here is to reduce the party’s losing margin.Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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Despite high-profile endorsements and millions of dollars spent on advertising, Colorado voters rejected Initiative 131.Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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In 2018, Arizona voters overwhelmingly rejected school vouchers.Eli Hager, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2024
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Kelly apologized, but NBC dumped the show days later.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the third quarter, Buffett’s company dumped another 100 million Apple shares, according to the Wall Street Journal, leaving Berkshire with about $70 billion worth of the iPhone maker’s stock.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The decision reversed a lower court that said tossing those ballots interfered with the right to vote.Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nacua and Dodson scuffled after the whistle and the otherwise mild-mannered receiver was tossed for taking a swing.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Other provisions pin down how states designate electors, in order to eliminate the possibility of fakes crashing the Electoral College.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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None of the parties in the lawsuit have suggested eliminating the consent decree.Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Knight explained how her design process focuses on ways to make sure the customer is less likely to throw away the garment.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
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The number includes not just energy used by hospitals and clinics but also the huge amounts of medical waste, often single-use plastic devices, which are thrown away each day, said Buonocore.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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So, is the solution to dismantle HR and ditch middle managers?Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Editor’s picks The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Eventually, BioWare ditched the multiplayer aspects to focus solely on creating a single-player experience, aiming to meet the lofty expectations of the fandom.George Yang, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Loading your audio article WASHINGTON D.C. — Steph Curry returned after missing three games with a left ankle sprain, but the Warriors didn’t need to fully unleash him to discard the Wizards.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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That said, Barcelona may be better off discarding that approach almost entirely.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Slough (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slough%20%28off%29. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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