as in dumping
to end a usually intimate relationship with
sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings
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For decades the Fayetteville production site of Chemours, a DuPont spinoff, has been dumping GenX into the river.—
Patrick Sisson,
Scientific American,
9 Mar. 2026 -
The Dolphins reached an agreement with Willis a few hours after dumping Tagovailoa — who later agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons — and incurring a record $99 million hit on their salary cap.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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And that majority shrank further after Greene retired in January, leaving her seat vacant for several months as Congress is at a standstill amid a partial government shutdown.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
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At least one officer with the Los Angeles Police Department shot an allegedly armed man on Tuesday morning, leaving him hospitalized.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Juncheng Shang letting it all out and blowing off some steam at the Smash Room at the #DDFTennis Fan Village.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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This is to help prevent the tank from rupturing or blowing off a valve.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
28 Jan. 2026
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Research shows most Americans favor ditching the practice, but are divided on which time system should stick.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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While Steyer is on the evening news in every California media market, Swalwell will still be ditching votes to record TikTok videos.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Breaking off (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20off%20%28with%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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