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decommission

[dee-kuh-mish-uhn] / ˌdi kəˈmɪʃ ən /
VERB
withdraw from active service
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It will also administer and implement a process to decommission and store heavy weapons, military production sites, depots of weapons, and tunnels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The roadmap lays out a process to decommission and store Hamas's heavy weapons, military production sites, weapons depots and tunnels, to be implemented by NCAG.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Starmer's gifted firearm has been left with British officials in Turkey, and they are expected to decommission it so it can no longer fire live rounds.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Germany’s decision in the wake of the Fukushima disaster to decommission its nuclear-energy program may have raised electricity prices by 25%.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

Cembalest highlights research undertaken by JPMorgan that scrutinized the costs incurred to the German economy stemming from its decision to decommission its nuclear power plants after the Fukushima incident.

From MarketWatch Mar. 9, 2026

Florida-based Holtec makes equipment to store nuclear waste and decommissions existing nuclear plants.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

"The volume of material is enormous compared to past decommissions."

From Scientific American Apr. 29, 2011

The company has decommissioned the tank involved in the incident, it said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Instead, in stages linked to Israeli withdrawals, the weapons would be decommissioned and stored by precisely the people whom Hamas can intimidate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Earlier, a diplomatic source told AFP that the roadmap "offers a balanced and pragmatic path forward, with all weapons decommissioned and a phased transition of responsibilities" to the new authorities.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The first ever commercial wind farm on the island of Ireland - Bellacorrick in County Mayo - was decommissioned at the start of the year.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The station was decommissioned nine years ago for lack of funds, at which time the basket was supposed to be chained and locked to the tower on our side—the highway side—of the river.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Kushner pressed Hamas to take the first concrete steps toward transferring authority to a new civilian body and decommissioning its weapons to push forward the plan, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

He said the deal takes "a step-by-step approach" meaning: "If there is verified decommissioning of weapons, that they are taken away from the factions and stored and ultimately rendered unusable, Israel then withdraws from Gaza."

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

EchoStar said that the bankruptcy filing follows “unforeseeable regulatory actions” that necessitated the sale of its wireless spectrum licenses and the decommissioning of its Dish Wireless 5G network.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“I will advance renewable energy, import less foreign fuel and stop decommissioning of hydro and nuclear power. However, many current initiatives have unintended consequences, and my plan focuses on incentives, not mandates,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Before decommissioning in November 1944, the Sea Cloud served on ocean weather stations off the coasts of Greenland, Newfoundland, and France.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor



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