discharged

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When insurers rejected those prices, the company discharged patients and pressured parents to appeal the insurers’ decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

On Sunday, there was a ceremony for a group of four nurses who were discharged from a hospital in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, the epicentre of the outbreak.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

When discharged back into the ocean, brine can damage marine ecosystems by increasing salinity and reducing oxygen levels.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Conventional desalination produces liquid brine that must be treated, disposed of, or discharged into the environment.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

“If that’s all, I reckon he’s discharged, your honor?”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner