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dispose

[dih-spohz] / dɪˈspoʊz /


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The researchers found that tissue-resident macrophages, a type of immune cell that lives permanently within organs, become less able with age to dispose of another class of immune cells.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

Muir outlined that the original herd owner had been given three weeks to sell or dispose of the animals following his conviction.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Jegede said if the leaves or fruit are too delicate to wash or ash is still visible, it would be best to dispose of the produce.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

“The focus during the results will be the signing of the already announced plans to dispose of the ContiTech division as well as the potential distribution of the proceeds in FY26.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

And there were still two banged-up bronze bulls to dispose of, which I didn’t figure would fit in our normal recycling bins.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

A senior administration official Sunday detailed a three-part framework in which Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and disposes of its enriched uranium while the U.S. unwinds its blockade in Iranian ports.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Do they think there is some sort of pickup service that comes along and disposes of their carefully collected excrement?

From Seattle Times May 3, 2024

La Mariana said in addition to waste and recycling material, it takes electronic waste and disposes of it for free for residents.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2023

Equally important, there’s no way to ignore the spectacularly difficult institutional hurdles of how society manages and disposes of its nuclear waste.

From Scientific American Oct. 18, 2023

Collectively, the Party owns everything in Oceania, because it controls everything and disposes of the products as it thinks fit.

From "1984" by George Orwell

The office intends to have an environmental contractor remove the lithium batteries, which it says will be properly disposed of.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

After the Second World War ended, the Allies disposed of tons of ammunition by dumping it into the ocean so it could not fall into the wrong hands.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

"When he was moving about nine months to a year later, the skeleton was disposed of into the bins," Singh added.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

And California recently enacted a law requiring retailers to manage how clothing waste is disposed of, in a bid to keep clothes from further bloating landfills.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“I thought you said today’s tickets had all been disposed of?”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

In May, posts emerged online accusing refugees of not properly disposing of animals sacrificed during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha and quickly went viral.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Properly collecting and disposing of spent fireworks could help reduce these environmental effects.

From Science Daily Jul. 4, 2026

These meanings haven’t been conveyed to the consumer, who, in their confusion, may unintentionally contribute to food waste by disposing of food they believe is spoiled.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

It makes much of its money on water that those companies need to use in their operations, and by recycling and disposing of that water.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

In truth, though she hasn’t admitted it out loud until now, Molly has virtually given up on the idea of disposing of anything.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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