discharge
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Workers will then disinfect the repaired section with chlorine, test the water quality, then dechlorinate the water and discharge it into a storm drain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
This created a form of plasma called a glow discharge.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
But the doctors haven't given him a discharge date.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Such work did give him skills he’d use after his discharge, trying his hand at cinéma-vérité filmmaking in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“You will stay here until I discharge you, Potter, or I shall call the headmaster.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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Hammond said he found about 86% of the raw sewage spilling hours took place when there had not been heavy rain, meaning those discharges could be potentially illegal.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
France has reduced output at its nuclear reactors, because the rivers where it discharges water used to cool the reactors are already too hot.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Windermere has been in the spotlight in recent years due to concerns over sewage discharges and its water turning green due to algal blooming, particularly during the summer.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
As the medical director of hospital operations, Dr. Pappas used AI to tackle the inefficient management of admissions, discharges and transfers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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The 19-year-old spent 20 hours in a neck brace before being discharged from hospital, having fallen from three metres directly on to his head in Friday's competition.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Four servicemembers were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged, according to Centcom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
It requires monthly payments of at least $10 and 30 years of payments before balances can be discharged, unless borrowers are in public service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The experience put him in the intensive care unit for nine days, after which he was discharged to a rehabilitation facility.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
He gave her a day to recover—and the deputy commander was discharged from the regiment, although it’s not obvious this was a direct result of the incident.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Sherwin said firefighters could hear ammunition discharging in the distance as they continued to fight the flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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
Four of the offences included discharging higher-than-permitted levels of cyanide into the Manchester Ship Canal, a nearby river and a local brook.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Garfield's wound continued discharging "healthy pus" through a drainage tube, which the Bliss team interpreted as a sign of healing.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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