disposed of
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They found the case so straightforward that they disposed of it summarily, without full briefing or oral argument.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
He bent down, picked up a straw wrapper and disposed of it in the nearest trash can, then kept walking.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Mason said he closed or sold over 60 separate units inside Citi and disposed of around $830 billion of assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
"Household waste should not be disposed of in litter bins," a spokesperson added.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Once in a while, my mother's canasta friends, who declared they hated pennies in their purses, disposed of them gladly in the whale's mouth or the canopy of cloud.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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