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as in unpacks
to empty or rid of cargo the dockworkers unloaded the ship
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as in discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted I can't seem to unload this old car—even the charities won't take it!
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Recent Examples of unloads An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026. —
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 After his dreams are all but dashed, Shah unloads on himself. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026 The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Continue reading … HEALTH HORROR – Medical watchdog unloads on VCU after nurse fired for viral anti-ICE TikTok video. —FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026 And with that, Kyle kills him, then unloads three more bullets into the body. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025 Agnes unloads the weight of the world on the baby by explaining that some bad life experiences are going to happen, but at least the baby has a good support system. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 After his dreams are all but dashed, Shah unloads on himself. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026 The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Continue reading … HEALTH HORROR – Medical watchdog unloads on VCU after nurse fired for viral anti-ICE TikTok video. —FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026 And with that, Kyle kills him, then unloads three more bullets into the body. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025 Agnes unloads the weight of the world on the baby by explaining that some bad life experiences are going to happen, but at least the baby has a good support system. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
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The new film is set between the events of The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring, Serkis said, and unpacks the inner nuances of his character throughout.— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
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Otterson unpacks what’s next for the beloved space opera in TV and film.— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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There is this tendency to frame eating disorders as a purely biological phenomenon in a way that kind of evacuates them of all meaning, or actually repels the attempt to create meaning.— Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
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On the morning of January 29, 2024, her family evacuates their homes in Tel al-Hawa in Gaza City.— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
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But that was due to an issue with the primary vent on Orion that dumps wastewater overboard, which may have built up ice around it.— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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If a company dumps toxic waste into a local river and your children get sick and die, there is no value lost, there are no damages, no liability—the ultimate rationale for Milton Friedman’s externalization of costs.— Andrew Behar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Oakland police also asserted an exemption to a California law that requires the release within 45 days of body-cam footage in critical incidents when a peace officer discharges a firearm at a person, or when use of force results in death or great bodily injury.— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Dec. 2025
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After localizing, the UAV discharges an ampoule filled with a fire extinguishant from an onboard launcher and puts out the fire.— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2021
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If the Supreme Court rules for Louisiana and ditches Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and ends the majority-minority district requirement, what’s your next move in Annapolis?— David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI ditches video generation app Sora, and loses $1 billion from Disney.— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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However, as part of that, the gallbladder empties less frequently and more slowly.— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Roborock Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Roborock Qrevo is for the elite couch-rot enthusiasts, featuring 8,000Pa HyperForce suction and an all-in-one dock that empties the dust, refills the water, and even washes and dries the mopping pads.— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.— KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
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If his preferred candidate loses, Newsom could emerge politically weakened, possibly undercutting his standing ahead of a 2028 presidential bid.— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
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