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Recent Examples of throw offHowever, some survive and influence nearby broods that emerge on time, which can throw off the data that scientists collect.—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025 To complicate matters, during times of high uncertainty, the implementation of policy can be thrown off course.—London Business School, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 And yet, Warner depends on the cash CNN’s flagship linear network throws off to fund its business, even if there will be less of it in months to come.—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 June 2025 In a person infected with the COVID virus, the balance is thrown off and the production of those molecules is disrupted, which research shows can lead to blood clots or other blood disorders.—Kff Health News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for throw off
Shepherding that split to reality will leave WBD leadership distracted for a year, Martin estimated.
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David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Cho, as the perceptive and generous Jin, distracted from his own family troubles by the sudden flashes of Casey’s bright light, is wise and rejuvenated; disinterested admiration makes this man, who looks to be in his forties, nearly a teen-ager again.
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