dispose
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Collectibles, Novack noted, are hard to dispose of, too.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
But it also has a large residential population, who have become increasingly exasperated with tourists who fail to properly dispose of rubbish, smoke where they're not supposed to, and make too much noise.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Removing EP2 restored the macrophages' ability to dispose of neutrophils, reversing the disruption caused by PGE2.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
They quickly dispose of Lepidus and prepare for a showdown with Antony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Among us scratches and lumbers Vishnoo, the shipboard tortoise kept so that he might dispose of the roaches that hang on the beams and scuttle into the straw of our mattresses.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Along the way, Mr. Pinsker disposes of some stubborn myths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Do they think there is some sort of pickup service that comes along and disposes of their carefully collected excrement?
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
St. Damien has scheduled her first pickup with Ridwell, a subscription service that picks up and disposes of hard-to-recycle trash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
Equally important, there’s no way to ignore the spectacularly difficult institutional hurdles of how society manages and disposes of its nuclear waste.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023
Collectively, the Party owns everything in Oceania, because it controls everything and disposes of the products as it thinks fit.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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“The beach and Pacific Coast Highway were momentarily shut down while the ordnance was disposed of in place,” the post stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
After the Second World War ended, the Allies disposed of tons of ammunition by dumping it into the ocean so it could not fall into the wrong hands.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Officials said animals in two of the areas on the farm were disposed of by 13:30 on 29 June.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Fife Council said it was awaiting "formal confirmation" from an investigation into the incident, but an initial report did identify "improperly disposed batteries within the waste stream" as a possible cause.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
And truthfully, if any of us was disposed to use curse words, it would be Adah, who could not care less about sin and salvation.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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At the cellular level, keeping muscles healthy requires a careful balance between producing new proteins and disposing of old or damaged ones.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
"But disposing of broken items we can't sell, unfortunately does cost the hospice money," Rowan adds.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
These meanings haven’t been conveyed to the consumer, who, in their confusion, may unintentionally contribute to food waste by disposing of food they believe is spoiled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Merely disposing of the “highly enriched uranium” doesn’t work when enrichment even to the low-seeming 3.67% is already 70% of the way to weapons-grade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
As soon as the rovers were unstowed and activated, Commander Lewis had the joy of disposing of the RTG.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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