dispensations

plural of dispensation
as in distributions
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the emergency dispensation of medicine to the sick

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Noun
  • The league does not publicize those distributions, but the Rays have been a beneficiary, people briefed on that process said.
    Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
  • For example, visualizations can show biased distributions in the training data, allowing developers to address output biases.
    Anujkumarsinh Donvir, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • As reported last week, Davis’ duties will include overseeing roster management, financial allocations and recruitment as well as being the program’s liaison for NIL partnerships.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Both allocations represent a significant share of their portfolios—substantially higher than BlackRock’s recommendation of a 1-2% allocation to Bitcoin.
    Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Dispensations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensations. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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