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Regarding the one count of discharging a firearm, Allen’s attorneys wrote that the government “has not asserted that Mr. Allen ever fired any of the recovered weapons.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

DC Water violated the Clean Water Act, which prohibits discharging pollutants into navigable waters, the lawsuit in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Some physicians say their colleagues are discharging or transferring pregnant patients instead of taking responsibility for their care.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

The critical incidents are a result of a surge in complex attendances to A&E departments and ongoing challenges in discharging patients who are well enough to leave hospital, NHS Surrey Heartlands said.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

One day thirty ships arrived, thirteen of them from the West Indies, but no one was available to stop them from docking or discharging passengers.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy