discharging

Example Sentences

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Some physicians say their colleagues are discharging or transferring pregnant patients instead of taking responsibility for their care.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Sinead said she had asked Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - which cared for Calocane before discharging him months before the deadly attacks - whether they had shared his medical records with Blackwood.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

To be sure, there are also plenty of cases in which federal courts have instead dismissed state prosecutions on the grounds that the federal officers were properly discharging their federal duties.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

After storms, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks and rivers, the water can be contaminated with E. coli, trash, chemicals and other public health hazards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

It is true one or two errors have been noticeable recently in the discharging of his duties, but these are in every case very trivial in nature.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro