dispense with
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“I could dispense with most of them. . . . Perhaps that’s my failing, but I console myself that there are worse failings.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In February, Monsanto proposed another multi-billion dollar class settlement to dispense with claims that Roundup causes cancer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
As the United States Supreme Court explained in 1942, the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel implicitly embodies a “correlative right to dispense with a lawyer’s help.”
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
It also meant they could dispense with the services of a book keeper, saving over £6000 a year.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
Artists will usually dispense with aids like perspective and rely on their own eyes.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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