discharge
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If the discharge flow at the time of the test is insufficient to take a sample, it is not regarded as a fail, and no samples are taken for the rest of the testing period.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
After his discharge, he moved into a small apartment purchased for him by the Ministry of Unification.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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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
Water quality at coastal locations is generally much better than inland, with rivers frequently polluted by sewage discharges and agricultural run-off.
From BBC ● May 15, 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 discharges me three days later, on the condition I return daily to have my dressings changed and breathing monitored.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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The last few years have seen growing awareness and mounting public anger at the amount of raw sewage that is being discharged into England's rivers, lakes and seas.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
In late March, as the outbreak took hold, Maliha was admitted to hospital with pneumonia, but was discharged just days later.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
The railroad discharged him once they got the full story.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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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
It unloaded some of its cargo last month and appeared to be discharging the rest at a berth in Long Beach on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 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
I just needed to stay put for a few more hours and then he’d be discharging me.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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