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decommission

[dee-kuh-mish-uhn] / ˌdi kəˈmɪʃ ən /
VERB
withdraw from active service
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It will also administer and implement a process to decommission and store heavy weapons, military production sites, depots of weapons, and tunnels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The roadmap lays out a process to decommission and store Hamas's heavy weapons, military production sites, weapons depots and tunnels, to be implemented by NCAG.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The committee is in the early stages of setting up a new police force that is meant to decommission Hamas’s weapons once the militant group agrees to hand them over.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Of course, at some point Sky could decommission some ITV shows - or renegotiate their contracts.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Cembalest highlights research undertaken by JPMorgan that scrutinized the costs incurred to the German economy stemming from its decision to decommission its nuclear power plants after the Fukushima incident.

From MarketWatch Mar. 9, 2026

Florida-based Holtec makes equipment to store nuclear waste and decommissions existing nuclear plants.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

"The volume of material is enormous compared to past decommissions."

From Scientific American Apr. 29, 2011

They noted that a nearby oil rig, Platform Grace, has already ceased operating due to declining production and is now being decommissioned.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Earlier, a diplomatic source told AFP that the roadmap "offers a balanced and pragmatic path forward, with all weapons decommissioned and a phased transition of responsibilities" to the new authorities.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

It is expected to be decommissioned before it is returned, meaning it will no longer be capable of firing live ammunition.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

In Homer City, Pa., a data-center complex is being built—complete with a natural-gas power plant—on the site of a decommissioned coal-fired power plant.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

So now the soldiers round up the old village ladies, young mothers with their hair curled and pinned, wounded and decommissioned German soldiers.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

A roadmap agreed by Hamas on July 30 said that the decommissioning of weapons would be supervised by the International Stabilization Force, the nascent unit that aims to deploy to Gaza if the situation calms.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

He became one of the UUP's biggest critics of the deal over issues like the IRA's decommissioning of weapons, warning his then leader David Trimble against supporting it.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

EchoStar said that the bankruptcy filing follows “unforeseeable regulatory actions” that necessitated the sale of its wireless spectrum licenses and the decommissioning of its Dish Wireless 5G network.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“I will advance renewable energy, import less foreign fuel and stop decommissioning of hydro and nuclear power. However, many current initiatives have unintended consequences, and my plan focuses on incentives, not mandates,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Before decommissioning in November 1944, the Sea Cloud served on ocean weather stations off the coasts of Greenland, Newfoundland, and France.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor



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