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“I could dispense with most of them. . . . Perhaps that’s my failing, but I console myself that there are worse failings.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

In February, Monsanto proposed another multi-billion dollar class settlement to dispense with claims that Roundup causes cancer.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

“The right to assistance of counsel and the correlative right to dispense with a lawyer’s help are not legal formalisms,” the court added.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Su was able to dispense with Intel as a competitor because Intel had “self-inflicted wounds,” said Daniel Newman, CEO of research and advisory firm Futurum Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Artists will usually dispense with aids like perspective and rely on their own eyes.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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