discharge
Example Sentences
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Last week, the California Coastkeeper Alliance filed a petition asking the State Water Resources Control Board to throw out the facility’s water discharge permit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Its engineers add a binding agent—secret though widely available, they say—to keep the balls in shape during the discharge and recharge process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
"Similar to conventional batteries, quantum batteries charge, store and discharge energy. But while everyday batteries rely on chemical reactions, quantum batteries leverage properties of quantum mechanics," Associate Professor Hutchison said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Frost then spent five hours in the hospital's A&E unit before eventually being readmitted as a failed discharge.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
The ice plant did not take up much of his time, and he had a clear service record and an honorable discharge him- self.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
