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dispose

[dih-spohz] / dɪˈspoʊz /


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Collectibles, Novack noted, are hard to dispose of, too.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Over the longer term, Public Bank might dispose its Public Financial stake to unlock value and free up capital, given Hong Kong’s competitive market, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

But it also has a large residential population, who have become increasingly exasperated with tourists who fail to properly dispose of rubbish, smoke where they're not supposed to, and make too much noise.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Removing EP2 restored the macrophages' ability to dispose of neutrophils, reversing the disruption caused by PGE2.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

She’s just opened a box that, to her delight, looks easy to dispose of—dozens of dusty store ledgers from the 1940s and ’50s.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

A senior administration official Sunday detailed a three-part framework in which Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and disposes of its enriched uranium while the U.S. unwinds its blockade in Iranian ports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Do they think there is some sort of pickup service that comes along and disposes of their carefully collected excrement?

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024

La Mariana said in addition to waste and recycling material, it takes electronic waste and disposes of it for free for residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

Equally important, there’s no way to ignore the spectacularly difficult institutional hurdles of how society manages and disposes of its nuclear waste.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023

Collectively, the Party owns everything in Oceania, because it controls everything and disposes of the products as it thinks fit.

From "1984" by George Orwell

The market is currently “well disposed to the U.K.,” although that support isn’t guaranteed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The office intends to have an environmental contractor remove the lithium batteries, which it says will be properly disposed of.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

After the Second World War ended, the Allies disposed of tons of ammunition by dumping it into the ocean so it could not fall into the wrong hands.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

And California recently enacted a law requiring retailers to manage how clothing waste is disposed of, in a bid to keep clothes from further bloating landfills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

How she’d disposed of Jesse like he’d never mattered.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Forest Service asked for help disposing of dead trees culled from the forest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

"But disposing of broken items we can't sell, unfortunately does cost the hospice money," Rowan adds.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Using a plastic bag to collect the soil and disposing of it in the garbage — not green yard waste bins — will help to reduce the spread of airborne chemicals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

These conversions solved two acute problems for American cities: disposing of excess office supply and providing much-needed housing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Instead of just disposing of the foot, though, the doctors wanted to use cartilage from the toes to build me a new nose.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge


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