cast off

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Media analysts say the key is whether such a separation is truly a spinoff of a company that is able to stand on its own, or more of a cast-off of unwanted assets.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

During the pandemic, Sports Arena workers frequently found cast-off, half-starved horses roaming the San Gabriel riverbed and its trails.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Even Musk’s cast-off remarks regarding countries he’s not so entwined with are likely to promote harm.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2024

Shimmering in purple like a cherry blossom, the cast-off material once comprised the star’s outer layer.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023

‘He messed up the scent back there, pinching that cast-off mail-shirt that he found, and paddling all round the place before I could get there.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien