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Recent Examples of heave-hoKindergarten family portraits with the artist’s name signed in crayon, a creative writing assignment, or any other piece that feels particularly sweet or impressive is worth hanging on to, but Rosenthal says the rest of those paper piles should get the heave-ho.—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025 A good number of plants and flowers also got the heave-ho, and the irrigation system was replaced with a new one.—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 Cage doesn’t get a toe in the tide before he’s given the heave-ho by a pretentious group of quasi-spiritual surfers called the Bay Boys.—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 Even activities meant to celebrate certain groups are getting the heave-ho.—Emily Peck, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025 Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025 Even activities meant to celebrate certain groups are getting the heave-ho.—Emily Peck, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025 Charleson used to joke that she wasn’t received with open arms by many of the cast and crew, who were upset that her predecessor was given the heave-ho.—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025 Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
To say that the firing of Dr. Hayden — executed with the Trumpian flair for erasure — was merely political is to miss the deeper insult.
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Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
If the people who are protesting the firing don’t like our government, desiring its overthrow and institution of socialism, they are encouraged to change their hearts and remain here or welcome to leave and find a nation governed to their liking.
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Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
Chicago was also extremely active in free agency, adding guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson, and center Drew Dalman to an offensive line that allowed 68 sacks a year ago.
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Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Parsons has accumulated 52 1/2 sacks and 112 quarterback hits in four seasons for the Cowboys.
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