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dispose of





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They break down proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids, helping cells dispose of waste and reuse materials for essential biological processes.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The incinerator was used to dispose of animal carcasses when they died.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

They could dispose of them as they wished.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

RBI said it would dispose of the bank’s subsidiaries in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Mundín and I had shown him the magazine we'd found, and he'd sworn us to secrecy and said he would dispose of "that trash" himself.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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