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discard

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


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"To understand one day that you think you're important to somebody, and then all of a sudden you're not. They discard you like a piece of garbage."

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

"Consumers who have any recalled product should discard it immediately and not consume it. Refunds are available at the location of purchase," it added.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

To remove that bias, the Dallas Fed designed its index to discard the 31% biggest increases in a given month, but only the 24% biggest decreases.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

Researchers estimate that more than a trillion microplastic fibers may be released worldwide every month as people use and discard these everyday cleaning tools.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 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

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

I leave him leaning over the puzzle, his hair falling forward as he picks up pieces and discards them, one after one.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

The researchers process PET plastic, discarded corn stalks and leaves, and other biomass using a proprietary technique known as oxidative hydrothermal dissolution.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

Stepping over a pile of discarded Nerf guns, we pass through a gate into a secret walled garden.

From BBC Sep. 1, 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

While the business of cosmetically modified, futuristic-looking pets remains in its infancy, animal rights groups worry that eventually the creatures will be created, sold and later discarded in crowded municipal shelters.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

There they climbed up mountains of garbage, pulling out items their families might find useful—food, kindling, discarded furniture.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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

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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