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quittances

noun

plural of quittance

as in releases

a freeing from an obligation or responsibility the indentured servant obtained a quittance from his master stating he was free to leave and was no longer required to work

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payment to another for a loss or injury the court awarded the plaintiff a substantial quittance for bodily injury and emotional distress

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In practice, that’s resulted in an evolving wealth of SKUs across bags, footwear, and ready-to-wear, comprising new releases and updates on brand heroes.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Another noticeable shift has been to steer financial resources away from smaller studios toward those that make Xbox’s most iconic franchises, with the goal of more frequent major releases.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of releases

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The groups are calling for potential polluters to notify treatment facilities about PFAS in their discharges, a phaseout of PFAS use, and restrictions on industrial discharges into rivers and sewage treatment plants.

— Rashad Williams, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
In conventional lithium-sulfur batteries, each sulfur atom exchanges two electrons as the battery charges and discharges.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of discharges

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From the unfulfilled promise of 40 acres and a mule, to modern day reparations proposals — initiatives to address the legacy of slavery are entering a new era of political uncertainty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
In 2018, Shkreli was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy, and the Department of Justice sold the record to help pay his reparations.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of reparations

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Over time, those compensations accumulate into structural inefficiency that is difficult to unwind and even harder to justify correcting.

— Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury.

— Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026

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