discharging
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Diablo Canyon uses 2.5 billion gallons of ocean water for cooling each day, discharging hot water directly into the nearby cove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
France's main energy provider also shut down two nuclear reactors on Thursday as an environmental protection measure to avoid discharging too much hot water into already warming rivers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
DC Water violated the Clean Water Act, which prohibits discharging pollutants into navigable waters, the lawsuit in Washington, D.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Two piers down, a Volantene river galley was discharging soldiers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
