discharge
- the process of legally setting free n.
- dismissal from a job, the military, etc. n.
- detonation, especially of a weapon n.
- a pouring forth, especially from the body n.
- act or instance of unloading n.
- carrying out of responsibility n.
- full payment of debt n.
- release from legal custody v.
- dismiss from a job, the military, etc. v.
- detonate a weapon v.
- pour forth, especially from the body v.
- remove cargo from something v.
- carry out responsibility v.
- fully pay or settle debt v.
- dismiss a legal or legislative process v.
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Pope Leo XIV will leave the Rome hospital Saturday where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery after doctors deemed him "fit for discharge", the Vatican said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
No date has been given for Pope Leo's hospital discharge, but recovery was expected to take around a week.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Patients with LEP are more likely to make an unplanned return to the hospital after an ER discharge, a 2024 University of California, San Francisco review published in BMJ Quality & Safety found.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The ICC said it would not be deterred by the U.S. sanctions and will continue to fully discharge its mandate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
We’re still waiting on my discharge paperwork, and the episode is nearly over.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
He said 50% of the discharges the force dealt with were from shotguns which had been owned lawfully, but stolen in burglaries and ended up in criminal hands.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Yorkshire Water has admitted a £1.5m scheme to reduce storm overflow discharges into a North Yorkshire river has not performed as expected.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
When the government discharges a borrower’s student loan, it sends information to the borrower’s servicer instructing it to get rid of the loans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Along with friction and chemical reactions, tiny electrical discharges from charged droplets may also play a role in how coatings break down over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
He was discharged with a complex postsurgery medication regimen to keep his immune system in check and prevent infection, one that had to be followed perfectly.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
He could not have been discharged from an Ohio psychiatric facility on Saturday because he was visibly back in Texas.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
Over the course of last week, her team provided frequent updates on Pike's condition - detailing how she had regained her ability to walk and talk before ultimately being discharged from hospital care.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived the state’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, was discharged from the hospital and is back in prison, her attorneys said Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Right next to Cal’s shell house a four-inch pipe discharged raw sewage directly into the water.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Hundreds more horses in nearby Toronto were soon shivering, coughing and discharging an unusual mucus through their nostrils.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Diablo Canyon uses 2.5 billion gallons of ocean water for cooling each day, discharging hot water directly into the nearby cove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
The judge, Lord Colbeck, thanked the jury for their service before discharging them.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He heard a switch engine in the Southern Pacific yards discharging steam in shrill dry spurts.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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