as in unloading
to empty or rid of cargo
permission will not be given to unlade the ship until it can be thoroughly inspected
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unloading
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Dahlia, a disillusioned police aide, breaks into the mansion of the corrupt police chief Bernal and steals the money from his safe, unloading the funds to slum dwellers whose settlement Bernal razed down.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026 -
Although Drake’s clear goal with this triple drop is unloading the clip, there’s a semblance to the sprawl.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
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“Unlading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlading. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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