disposes

present tense third-person singular of dispose

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disposes
Verb
  • 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
  • And Anne Hathaway, in a bravura performance, situates Penelope on an emotional precipice, caught between indecision and indignation, between yearning for her husband and a palpable disgust with the alternatives.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • If that tech notes signs of long-term wear, corrosion or a prior bad repair, the company classifies the claim as preexisting and denies it.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Advocates and city councilors said at an April Council hearing that the Wu administration’s inaction has cost the city millions in federal grant funding and puts cyclists and pedestrians at risk.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
  • That puts additional weight on the value of the face-to-face interview — one of the last remaining stages of the hiring process that can’t be automated.
    Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • For those who want the Riviera beyond the shoreline, the hotel arranges bespoke experiences.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • And then someone arranges logistics and provides the weapon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The female locates and stings a large insect such as a cicada or katydid and then brings it back to the burrow.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • Rhaenyra keeps him chained, orders him to stay in the Red Keep with no way to blow off any steam.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Lawmakers don’t return to Austin until January, unless Abbott orders a 30-day special session.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Candidates running for the 5th District will have to represent a broad swath of urban, suburban and rural voters, including eastern Kansas City and places hours away such as Jefferson City, the state’s capital city.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Lester places a premium on explosive plays, which often require long throws to the field and one-on-one deep shots.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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