discharge
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Once again, yet another bill was passed through the House via use of a discharge petition, in which 218 signatories to a petition can force a floor vote on a bill.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Every December, hospitals try to discharge as many patients as possible before the festive slowdown.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
"We demonstrated a device that can be charged, store that energy and then discharge it," Gómez said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
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
After his honorable discharge from the Army in 1945, Billy again enrolled in the Ilium School of Optometry.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Vocabulary lists containing discharge
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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