disposed

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Conventional desalination produces liquid brine that must be treated, disposed of, or discharged into the environment.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

US officials and journalists traveling to China to cover the summit were advised to use phones and laptops that could be wiped or disposed of back home to preserve cybersecurity.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

They found the case so straightforward that they disposed of it summarily, without full briefing or oral argument.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

The women had received several tip-offs that a body may have been disposed of in the field, but after hours in the midday sun, they found nothing but animal bones.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

He disposed of other spent material in his kiln or in pits filled with quicklime.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson