discharged

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When insurers rejected those prices, the company discharged patients and pressured parents to appeal the insurers’ decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

For those who test positive, the Alima coordinator says their symptoms are treated until they are no longer symptomatic and "must have two negative laboratory results before being discharged".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

When discharged back into the ocean, brine can damage marine ecosystems by increasing salinity and reducing oxygen levels.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

After he was discharged, he rejoined his family and took a job as a policeman in September 1861, becoming one of the first 150 men hired when Washington, D.C., formed its brand-new Metropolitan Police Department.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly