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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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The separate releases are the first to roll out since Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for an industry-wide slowdown on developing advanced AI as the debate about model safety reached a fever pitch in recent weeks.

— CJ Haddad, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
The trust plans water releases with the Canton Lake Advisory Committee, which includes the Army Corps of Engineers, the Canton Lake Association, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

— Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026

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According to the filing, the landlord is seeking to take back the space and may pursue additional damages, CBJ reported.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Gomez said the school board hired a consultant on a $50,000 contract to assess damages but hasn’t received a report yet.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of damages

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That means there are fewer people left to make sure labs and clean rooms pass all the required safety checks during tests that involve extreme temperatures, pressures and electrical discharges.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
The center takes reports about chemical and other discharges.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of discharges

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The City Council acknowledged the harm, apologized and committed $20 million collected from the city's tax on cannabis sales and real estate transfers to pay reparations of $25,000 per person.

— Adrian Florido, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Jamaica’s petition is an effort to expand the political campaign for reparations into the legal realm, Grange said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 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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