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throwing away

Noun

Meaning

getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

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In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote, "Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet." Source: Internet

The r scheme is no longer in use, but point release announcements include a note about not throwing away old CDs. citation Code names The code names of Debian releases are names of characters from the Toy Story films. Source: Internet

A sharps container for throwing away used PenFill cartridges and needles. Source: Internet

"Everyone said I was being mad, throwing away an eight-year career, and that I was too old – I was only 29 – too ethnic, and too fat to come over to Los Angeles." Source: Internet

France has banned supermarkets from throwing away food by directing them to compost or donate all expiring or unsold food. Source: Internet

In short, the legal system forced me to do what I needed to do anyway, and offered me a palpable alternative to incarceration instead of locking me up and throwing away the key. Source: Internet

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