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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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Noun

Ariana Grande Reaches 10 Charting Projects Grande is up to a milestone 10 charting releases on several of the lists where Petal debuts this time around.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Kavukcuoglu had been taking on broader responsibilities from Hassabis over the past year, including directing model development and presenting major Gemini releases, a person close to the DeepMind team told CNBC last week.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of releases

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The family is seeking general damages, special and economic damages, and wrongful damages.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
Over the weekend, Tehran submitted its own set of new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which included complete compensation for damages wrought by the president’s bombing campaigns.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of damages

Noun

In addition, this information could allow sewage treatment plant managers to regularly monitor their discharges.

— Joan Rose, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026
This release offers insights into labor-market tightness by showing the number of job openings and hires, along with a breakdown of why employees left their jobs (quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations such as retirement).

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of discharges

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Understanding Caribbean history For Bousquet, the debate over reparations remains tied to how the Caribbean understands its own history, including slavery’s abolition and emancipation.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
The growing reparations movement is one expression of that connection.

— Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of reparations

Noun

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

Definition of compensations

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