discharge
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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
She said concerns included delays in hospital discharge because care packages were unavailable, long waits for support at home, reduced care provision and difficulties accessing services in rural areas.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Vizirenko said he isn’t seeking a medical discharge despite his injuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Of course”—J/C gestures to us—“it’s a lot better when you have family support. They want to make sure they discharge you into a safe environment. I don’t have that.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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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
Sewage discharges, runoff of fertilisers and manures from farms and wastewater from industry can all increase nutrient levels in rivers and estuaries.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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Four servicemembers were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged, according to Centcom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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
In an exclusive interview, Michelle Dyson said patients were "too often diagnosed, discharged and sent home with little more than a leaflet".
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The changes include repayment plans that could push up monthly bills and require more payments before debt can be discharged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
We could see the wide Channel & even Boston-Town, & — my God, I do not jest—there, drawing up, was a Sloop & a Schooner, discharged Boats with Parliament’s Marines to protect their seized Animals.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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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
And unlike Michael Drejka, she brandished her gun without discharging it.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
Moloney said by discharging Calocane to his GP, the trust "left him to the general public to deal with".
From BBC ● May 5, 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
As the day passed, cars and buses kept stopping alongside the moving procession, discharging new marchers who had flocked to Montgomery to walk the last few miles to the capitol.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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