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discard

[dih-skahrd, dis-kahrd] / dɪˈskɑrd, ˈdɪs kɑrd /


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Dr Gibson said: "This isn't about perfection and this isn't about forcing people to eat unpalatable food – it's about recognising the nutritional value in components we've been conditioned to discard."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

If the paper tears, he has to discard the lot, which is why you have to "be very delicate," the 34-year-old artisan explained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

These search engines and chatbots could help you place a price on items you are trying to discard.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

It was a strange sight in Los Angeles, seeing stadium workers asking attendees to discard flags in an effort to censor the expression of people here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

And so I shall never have opportunity to have my leather wrecked by college, but I do owe a great debt to Miss Leep for saving me from the elementary discard heap.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

They agree to meet again, but Kip completely discards his Western life.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

The show’s path to hit status is an unusual story for Hollywood, which often discards shows that aren’t immediately successful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

This measurement, which has critics and fans, discards the categories with the most extreme inflation readings on both the high and low ends.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

And when the season is over, these commercialized Christmas sweaters often meet the same fate as other fast-fashion discards: donation piles or thrift stores.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024

Everything I had written was squeezed between Dostoyevsky's great lines, as if my words were his discards.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Officers located and detained Stein in the area, and after a search, found a mini camera that had been discarded in a nearby trash can, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Any pretense at acceptance has long been discarded.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Vast amounts of discarded plastic accumulate in the oceans, sometimes forming enormous garbage patches that threaten marine life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Because multi-dose vials must be discarded 30 minutes after opening, each vial yields only about 1.2 to 1.6 usable doses in practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

He forgets to remove his mask when he leaves, and when he finds it discarded in his town house the next day, he cannot remember where it came from.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

By discarding artistic hierarchy of any kind, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is stepping into an ongoing debate about what kind of work gets to be labeled “art.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Evie Roberts, a silversmith who teaches jewellery-making at the centre, said people needed to be educated about the dangers of discarding bottles or cigarettes, which can cause fires.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

I generally prefer, as a strategic matter, an elevation of shared values—inclusive, connective, moral language such as reclaiming, rather than reinventing or discarding.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

AFP reporters saw hundreds of people -- men, women and children -- entering Ceuta, discarding flotation rings and clothes used in their crossing.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

He lets out a long sigh, probably discarding more threats.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black


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