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{
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"text": "They disposed of the stolen property.",
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},
{
"text": "The national power committee has trouble disposing of nuclear waste.",
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{
"ref": "1959, Tom Lehrer (lyrics and music), “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park”",
"text": "But it's not against any religion / To want to dispose of a pigeon",
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"To get rid of."
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"(transitive) To get rid of."
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"To transfer to another's control."
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"(transitive) To transfer to another's control."
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"To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation."
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"(transitive) To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation."
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"To arrange in an orderly way."
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"(transitive) To arrange in an orderly way."
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"To settle or conclusively deal with, e.g. a dispute."
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"(transitive) To settle or conclusively deal with, e.g. a dispute."
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"text": "The Commission may not be able to assess the reliability of the data provided by Member States and may not dispose of independent information sources.",
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"To have available, or at one's disposal."
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"(transitive, European Union) To have available, or at one's disposal."
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"(transitive) To get rid of."
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"To transfer to another's control."
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"(transitive) To transfer to another's control."
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"To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation."
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"(transitive) To arrange in an orderly way."
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"To settle or conclusively deal with, e.g. a dispute."
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"To have available, or at one's disposal."
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"European Union",
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"(transitive, European Union) To have available, or at one's disposal."
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