discharge
- the process of legally setting free n.
- dismissal from a job, the military, etc. n.
- detonation, especially of a weapon n.
- a pouring forth, especially from the body n.
- act or instance of unloading n.
- carrying out of responsibility n.
- full payment of debt n.
- release from legal custody v.
- dismiss from a job, the military, etc. v.
- detonate a weapon v.
- pour forth, especially from the body v.
- remove cargo from something v.
- carry out responsibility v.
- fully pay or settle debt v.
- dismiss a legal or legislative process v.
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"If you have already tried it. Stop. See a doctor if you have pain, bleeding, burning, itching, unusual discharge, or fever," it advised.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
An Action discharge report reviewed by the Journal said he was departing to begin school against its clinical recommendation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The clinic took up my claim, bringing a class-action lawsuit challenging the Army’s handling of discharge upgrade applications.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
No date has been given for Pope Leo's hospital discharge, but recovery was expected to take around a week.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
I had expected him to discharge Kathy, and to give Elias and Andrew lighter sentences.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The number and rate of layoffs and discharges also were little changed at 1.6 million and 1%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
As the battery repeatedly charges and discharges, lithium does not always spread evenly across the copper surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
The charity Surfers Against Sewage, which has analysed data from Wales' water companies, said there were more than 100,000 sewage discharges in 2025 - or one every five minutes.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
When the government discharges a borrower’s student loan, it sends information to the borrower’s servicer instructing it to get rid of the loans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The doctor discharges me three days later, on the condition I return daily to have my dressings changed and breathing monitored.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
In court documents reviewed by The Times, Amaya claims that while cleaning and organizing a drawer in Jenner’s laundry room, an unsecured can of pepper spray discharged directly into her eyes and face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
"Anyone convicted of a sexual offence will be discharged from the service."
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Two of the injured have been discharged from the hospital, said Przemyslaw Nowak, a prosecution spokesman.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Short but athletic, he spent a few months in officer training during World War I, then caught the Spanish flu and was promptly discharged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
TJ left Grafton for San Francisco as soon as he was discharged from the hospital.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
NRW said the pollution was discharging from an underground surface water drainage system, but the amount of fuel had reduced significantly.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Hundreds more horses in nearby Toronto were soon shivering, coughing and discharging an unusual mucus through their nostrils.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Diablo Canyon uses 2.5 billion gallons of ocean water for cooling each day, discharging hot water directly into the nearby cove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 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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