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These once held olive oil imported from Spain, North Africa and the Middle East and were discarded here after the oil was decanted at a nearby port.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 29, 2025

Among those who left were Pat Hamid and her husband Abdul who were decanted from Dennison Point in 2011, a few months before the Olympics.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

But now I make sure to stash some dish soap, decanted into a travel-size container, in my bag.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2022

Cereal and baking ingredients don’t need to be decanted or sorted by color.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2022

“You see,” he said, mumbling and with averted eyes, “I’m rather different from most people, I suppose. If one happens to be decanted different. . .”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley