discharge
Example Sentences
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After she suffered complications, she went to a county hospital, and following her discharge, a health care provider tipped off local law enforcement.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
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
For a minute I thought the walls had begun to discharge the moisture that must saturate them, but then I saw the noise came from a small fountain in one corner of the room.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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