discharge
Example Sentences
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The facility, Essayli said, had a non-death discharge rate of about 85%, nearly five times the national average.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Pitchford said he unsuccessfully tried to leave the army twice, before telling a forces doctor that he was gay to try to get a medical discharge as a last resort.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
"Similar to conventional batteries, quantum batteries charge, store and discharge energy. But while everyday batteries rely on chemical reactions, quantum batteries leverage properties of quantum mechanics," Associate Professor Hutchison said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
“It’s a big issue. Once you have to discharge a vessel of five or six thousand cars, you occupy a lot of land.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
For a minute I thought the walls had begun to discharge the moisture that must saturate them, but then I saw the noise came from a small fountain in one corner of the room.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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