discard
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Anyone who has these products should not eat them and should discard them immediately.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Researchers estimate that more than a trillion microplastic fibers may be released worldwide every month as people use and discard these everyday cleaning tools.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
In torrential rain, Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy regularly dried his gloves, but the ball boys repeatedly tried to discard his towel.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
“Simple. Each of you loses his or her library card and adds it to the discard bowl for our next lucky contestants to try and win.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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They agree to meet again, but Kip completely discards his Western life.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
This measurement, which has critics and fans, discards the categories with the most extreme inflation readings on both the high and low ends.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
David: Steve Benen for MS NOW: Trump’s ‘God Squad’ discards the administration’s supposed interest in whale protections; Ella Nilsen for CNN: Only 50 of these whales are left in existence.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2026
Most of these businesses offer pickup at the end of the season and have partnerships with farms, where they drop off discards that become food for animals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Everything I had written was squeezed between Dostoyevsky's great lines, as if my words were his discards.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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Others think Rashford is too good to be discarded; a local lad who would benefit from an arm around the shoulder and is capable of making a significant impact in Carrick's team.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
She told me that mosquito populations spiked in areas with more human-made mosquito habitat, such as abandoned buildings, unkempt vacant lots, and piles of discarded bulky items.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Ko Jae-ok, 87, has collected handheld battery-powered fans discarded by wealthier Seoul citizens, but found they provide little relief.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Even her grandson’s discarded computer parts made a cameo, a testament to Saar’s uncanny ability to mine inspiration from the most mundane objects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some of these notes are discarded as fruitless, while others are tucked away to form a storehouse of motifs and studies for later use.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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AFP reporters saw hundreds of people -- men, women and children -- entering Ceuta, discarding flotation rings and clothes used in their crossing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Billy Smith—his hair loose, wearing a dress, and barefoot after discarding his low-heel pumps—danced the woman invoked in the song.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
All have moved on since then, while another chunky collection of caps has been lost through the discarding of Jack Leach, Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
He told officers he did not know the items were in his bag and would be fine discarding them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
He lets out a long sigh, probably discarding more threats.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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