Can
Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
Jettison
Both words in one sentence
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When a woman is dying, as Lissar pretty explicitly was, her body will naturally jettison any pregnancy it can't support.
Source: Literature / Deerskin - Kirk: Scotty, I want you to jettison every crew member wearing a red shirt and any spare parts you can find.
Source: Especially Zoidberg -
If one Pod is compromised by, say, the alien lifeforms you're running unethical research on, you can just jettison the whole thing before the infestation spreads.
Source: Franchise / Alien vs. Predator
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