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discard

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


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He said they must arrive at their verdict based "solely on the evidence you have seen and heard in this court" and to discard any rumours or speculation they may have heard outside the court.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Nationally, the survey found that 43% of respondents always or usually discard food near or past the date on the label, up from 37% in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

It is easier for a newcomer to discard a tool than for the person who spent years using it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

“How dare you discard my child like that?” he scolded, anger and sorrow lacing his voice.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

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

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Back in the diamond belt of Sierra Leone, Daniel discards another sieve-load of gravel.

From BBC Jun. 3, 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

Making matters worse, Robert soon falls for Lady Brett and later leans on Jake for emotional support when she ultimately discards him.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

Eventually we were allowed to pick a few clothes from a heap of discards.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

They’d later drive around L.A. to pick up discarded furniture and flip it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Lally said the weekend's fly-tipping was "one of the worst examples that we have come across", but it was not unusual to find discarded BBQs, beer cans and rotting food.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

All of them — RVs, makeshift shelters, a few shipping containers and one compound of discarded school bungalows — fall within the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Robinson, with his average pace of 78.4mph here and previous frustrations about his attitude and fitness, was discarded under Stokes and previous coach Brendon McCullum.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

I can’t believe how many ideas we’ve discarded.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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

Base-editing technology could one day be used to help parents avoid discarding embryos in the IVF process.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Schrader said it typically takes him four to six months to fully develop a screenplay idea, a process of testing, discarding and gradually refining concepts until they either strengthen or collapse under scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Breeding, says Paul Arens of Wageningen University & Research, "is the art of throwing away", discarding those plants which don't match your ambitions, but it also the art of multiplying what's left.

From BBC May 14, 2026

I read hard, discarding a writer as soon as I felt that I had grasped his point of view.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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