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eighty-six

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ˌā-tē-ˈsiks

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Definition of eighty-six

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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A number of items were voluntarily discarded due to contamination, including cling film, ovenable pan liners and baking cups.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Keep what users genuinely value, discard what solves an imaginary problem and rebuild only what deserves another experiment.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of discard

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Opponents of ditching testing requirements argued that the exams are a key tool to uniformly predict academic success from students of divergent backgrounds, as well as schools that may issue grades differently.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
With that hub in mind, design firm Studio De Voogt, along with the engineering and naval architects at Feadship, crafted an expansive open space at the core of Hive, ditching the conventional superyacht interior entirely.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

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Rains could dump more than 2 feet across islands still recovering from a string of storms.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the weather service said thunderstorms were already dumping heavy rain across the region, with more rain on the horizon.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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Some market watchers, meanwhile, asked if investors soured on the IPO because the company was treating it primarily as an opportunity to unload secondary shares rather than as a way to raise capital.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
When Bisnow struggled to unload a piano in the driveway, their new neighbors stepped in to help.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of unload

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House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, said there could be a homestead exemption or a mechanism that ensures people don’t lose their housing.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Peggy Tanous isn’t there because she was inexplicably invited to RHUGT instead, and Peggy Sulahian isn’t there because Alex Baskin lost her number the second that season ended.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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