discharging

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Moloney said by discharging Calocane to his GP, the trust "left him to the general public to deal with".

From BBC • May 5, 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

What it is: The Environmental Management Commission adopts rules that protect the state’s air and water, such as those that regulate industries discharging potentially carcinogenic chemicals in rivers.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

One day thirty ships arrived, thirteen of them from the West Indies, but no one was available to stop them from docking or discharging passengers.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy