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decommission

[dee-kuh-mish-uhn] / ˌdi kəˈmɪʃ ən /
VERB
withdraw from active service
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It will also administer and implement a process to decommission and store heavy weapons, military production sites, depots of weapons, and tunnels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The roadmap lays out a process to decommission and store Hamas's heavy weapons, military production sites, weapons depots and tunnels, to be implemented by NCAG.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Of course, at some point Sky could decommission some ITV shows - or renegotiate their contracts.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Cembalest highlights research undertaken by JPMorgan that scrutinized the costs incurred to the German economy stemming from its decision to decommission its nuclear power plants after the Fukushima incident.

From MarketWatch Mar. 9, 2026

One example: his threat to decommission a spacecraft that transports National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts to the International Space Station.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

Florida-based Holtec makes equipment to store nuclear waste and decommissions existing nuclear plants.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

"The volume of material is enormous compared to past decommissions."

From Scientific American Apr. 29, 2011

Earlier, a diplomatic source told AFP that the roadmap "offers a balanced and pragmatic path forward, with all weapons decommissioned and a phased transition of responsibilities" to the new authorities.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The project is located on a decommissioned uranium-enrichment site on federal land in southern Ohio, and the campus would require 10 gigawatts of electricity.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

After Route 66 was decommissioned as a highway in 1985, about 85% of the old route remained in use, often as small-town thoroughfares, country highways and frontage roads alongside Interstate 40.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

Spiers now thinks the show should be decommissioned, as in her view, its model is "completely flawed".

From BBC May 27, 2026

The station was decommissioned nine years ago for lack of funds, at which time the basket was supposed to be chained and locked to the tower on our side—the highway side—of the river.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

He became one of the UUP's biggest critics of the deal over issues like the IRA's decommissioning of weapons, warning his then leader David Trimble against supporting it.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

EchoStar said that the bankruptcy filing follows “unforeseeable regulatory actions” that necessitated the sale of its wireless spectrum licenses and the decommissioning of its Dish Wireless 5G network.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“I will advance renewable energy, import less foreign fuel and stop decommissioning of hydro and nuclear power. However, many current initiatives have unintended consequences, and my plan focuses on incentives, not mandates,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

South Africa risks thousands of premature deaths if the phase-out of coal plants is delayed due to the government's updated decommissioning dates, climate rights groups said in a report Wednesday.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

Before decommissioning in November 1944, the Sea Cloud served on ocean weather stations off the coasts of Greenland, Newfoundland, and France.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.



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