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as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the disposal of troops along the ridge
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Recent Examples of disposal
After throwing five shutout innings in Game 3 against the New York Yankees, Buehler was among few palatable pitchers at manager Dave Roberts' disposal for the final inning of Game 5.
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Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Scrapping the special 10% business asset disposal relief for entrepreneurs would generate about £1.5 billion.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
The bureau's explosive disposal unit cleared the device, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
State regulators, meanwhile, have rarely used a mechanism in their disposal to boot abusive employers from bringing migrant workers.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Scrapping the special 10% business asset disposal relief for entrepreneurs would generate about £1.5 billion.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
The bureau's explosive disposal unit cleared the device, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
State regulators, meanwhile, have rarely used a mechanism in their disposal to boot abusive employers from bringing migrant workers.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disposal
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Trump undid Obama’s deportation priorities, broadening the pool of immigrants who could be targeted for removal and giving more power to immigration enforcement officers to make those judgments, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Pull invasive plants Sugar Creek chapter of the Ozark Society is partnering with the Nature Conservancy Nov. 14 for invasive species removal at the Logan Springs Preserve in the Logan community of southern Benton County.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The household is barely making ends meet in the series’ opening sequence, and after Jean’s disappearance, the siblings are cruelly separated by the British bureaucratic state.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The test, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, extracts the DNA and RNA from a sample of blood, tissue or body fluid, and then sequences the genetic material and compares the sequences to a vast database of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see what matches up.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Movie Night rehashes Andrea’s dumping, prompting a Liv-Leah-Kaylor screaming match where Kaylor flinches and pleads to Leah to get her finger out of her face, when Leah gestures at the balcony.Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
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The Albany and Berkeley landfills, specifically, have undergone drastic transformations from their days as coastal dumping grounds.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
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Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, confirmed the distribution deal to Deadline.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The memo, from New Guards Group management to staff, said the group received a termination notice for the agreement, which gave it distribution rights for Reebok products.Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Engaging in self-reflection: Demonstrating self-awareness and humility, recognizing the impact of your dispositions and behaviors on the well-being of your team.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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Who's got four paws, a sunny disposition and loves fetching balls?Yacob Reyes, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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If the arrangement is semi-permanent, visit your city hall website to determine to which department the violation(s) should be reported.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Advocates told lawmakers at a New York City Council hearing on elder fraud last week that the current arrangement is unsustainable.Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Disposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disposal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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