off-load
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Before selling current holdings, they’d have to give seven days of notice, which addresses the concern that lawmakers might quickly off-load assets after receiving some grim briefing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
If his companies were to actually off-load hundreds of millions of coins in a classic pulling of the rug on his biggest fans, those coins would have sold for much, much less than $56 billion.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2025
When the river gets too low, it becomes difficult for vehicles to load and off-load from the Dorena-Hickman Ferry at both landings, the Kentucky Transportation Department said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Right now, workers have started boarding the Lebanese-flagged ship to off-load its precious cargo.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2022
Please tell these loafers to off-load the mules and set camp.
From Through stained glass by Chamberlain, George Agnew
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