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dispose

[dih-spohz] / dɪˈspoʊz /


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Muir outlined that the original herd owner had been given three weeks to sell or dispose of the animals following his conviction.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The 95-year-old said he will dispose of his remaining stock over the next eight years.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Jegede said if the leaves or fruit are too delicate to wash or ash is still visible, it would be best to dispose of the produce.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Passing the bill would also start to relieve a logjam of legislation that Congress is seeking to dispose of before its August recess and the November midterm elections.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

A few years before, it had taken her three days to dispose of the Easter chick she had found dead on the sawdust in the bottom of her wastebasket.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

A senior administration official Sunday detailed a three-part framework in which Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and disposes of its enriched uranium while the U.S. unwinds its blockade in Iranian ports.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 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

La Mariana said in addition to waste and recycling material, it takes electronic waste and disposes of it for free for residents.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2023

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

“For far too long, tow companies have sold or disposed of servicemembers’ vehicles in violation of federal law,” Assistant Atty.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

"At present, there's somewhere in the region of 125,000 tonnes of blades across the world getting disposed of by one means or another, but very rarely is it done in a sustainable way."

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Conventional desalination produces liquid brine that must be treated, disposed of, or discharged into the environment.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

With much of Iran’s pre-war leadership dead, Washington is grappling with the possibility that the country’s new leaders may be even less disposed to compromise.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

If Burr’s intention was to threaten him with the possibility of a duel, Hamilton was not disposed to submit passively to such threats.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Properly collecting and disposing of spent fireworks could help reduce these environmental effects.

From Science Daily Jul. 4, 2026

It makes much of its money on water that those companies need to use in their operations, and by recycling and disposing of that water.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

He was edged out 6-5 by Van Veen in the semi-finals, after clinically disposing of Josh Rock in the quarters.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

The complaint alleges that the city’s practice of seizing and disposing of property violates the 4th Amendment’s protection against illegal search and seizure and the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of due process.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2026

As a way of disposing of them easily and agreeably she declared that she would marry whoever could beat her in a foot race, knowing well that there was no such man alive.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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