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disposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of dispose

as in situates

to arrange something in a certain spot or position looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack

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as in classifies

to put into a particular arrangement disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed

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Recent Examples of disposes The assessor proposes; the Board disposes. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026 Disney, which didn’t respond to a request for comment, disposes of the data gained from its facial recognition technology within 30 days unless its necessary for legal or fraud prevention purposes, according to its privacy policy. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026 Sales of Aperol and Espolon tequila are expanding in the US as the company disposes of weaker brands, Chief Executive Officer Simon Hunt said in an interview on Bloomberg Television. — Antonio Vanuzzo, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026 One that stood out to Everett Plummer, a manager in the oil division at the time and one of several staffers tasked with investigating the Boarman case, was McCoon 3, an injection well that disposes salty oil field wastewater deep below the earth. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2026 Naturally, your mileage may vary depending on your tolerance for gore, but the over-the-top appeal of Thanksgiving is how the serial killer creatively disposes of his victims, including one scene in which someone is served as a Turkey Day feast. — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025 The ruling disposes of a portion of the 27-year-old musician's filing. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 People die in this movie, and nobody seems to care, which could be a metaphor for the way the pro sports industry grinds up and disposes of its warriors. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025 The findings underscore the need to rethink how society uses and disposes of disposable masks. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025

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Without diminishing that aspect of music, Musical Bodies rightly situates as much meaning in the objects themselves.

— Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Garvey said the journal, which published quarterly from 1993 to 2005, was premised on the idea of abolishing whiteness as a social category that situates white people above other racial groups.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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The research classifies only a portion of the domains as campaign-style addresses.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
These cases aren’t about monetary damages, but instead injunctive relief—specifically, a court order that blocks the NCAA from disallowing an athlete whom the NCAA classifies as ineligible.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026

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Another shoe will drop for SpaceX this week when close to a billion shares held by insiders can be sold for the first time on Thursday, which traditionally puts downward pressure on newly IPOed company stock prices.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Nick Mitchell is a slap-hitting outfielder who doesn’t chase or whiff much but has no power and puts the ball on the ground a lot.

— Keith Law, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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Anyone who locates turtles has been asked to bring them to the Cranford Fire Department, according to CBS New York.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Tamas locates its tragedy not only in violence and displacement but also in the speed with which neighbors become enemies while those who engineer communal hatred remain insulated from the suffering that follows.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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The King imprisons the miller’s daughter in a room and orders her to prove her magical ability under pain of death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Diagnosis usually starts with a primary care referral to a sleep doctor, who reviews your sleep history and orders a sleep study either in a lab or at home.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

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Japan’s new vessel, on the other hand, places greater emphasis on defending the homeland from missile attacks rather than projecting offensive naval power over long distances.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
This places the District at significant risk of being in violation of the law and collective bargaining agreements.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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