as in to share (out)
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The third season of Euphoria is underway, but Sydney Sweeney isn’t dishing out too many details about her character Cassie’s fate quite yet.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025 -
The Lions have already dished out extensions to Penei Sewell, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Alim McNeill, Derrick Barnes and Kerby Joseph — all drafted by Holmes.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Nearly half of the $1 billion prize pot will be handed out based on sporting success with the finalists banking $30 million in merit payments for that game.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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By the end, 122 minutes of third-period penalties were handed out.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2025
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The Federal Reserve is now overwhelmingly expected to keep rates on hold during its June and July meetings, with the market split over its September decision, according to the CME FedWatch tool.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The kids split their time between this house and their other parents' homes.—
Stephanie Warsmith,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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The money for treatment beds will be funneled through an existing state program that has doled out $1.8 million to help build facilities for mental health and substance use treatment since its launch in 2021.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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Trump has already doled out numerous pardons to others convicted of serious crimes.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2025
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The new 2nd-gen luxury Hyundai Palisade is sharp and beautiful proportioned.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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In early May, Berg emailed Bhattacharya to express alarm over the NIH’s severe slowdown in grant making, and to remind him of his responsibilities as director to responsibly shepherd the funds Congress had appropriated to the agency.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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Rather than to maximize profitability, Guthrie’s heirs have used copyright primarily to keep the song from being appropriated by commercial and political interests that are in direct opposition to his worldview.—
Time,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Fallout from President Trump’s break with Elon Musk is roiling a Republican Party that was already divided over the fate of the president’s landmark legislation.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Americans were also divided over what their separation means for the country, according to the survey, which has a margin of error of 2.1 percentage points.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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But between shopping for ingredients, portioning them out, and finding space to store all the superfoods—from açaí to spirulina—making a smoothie from scratch every morning can feel like a lot.—
Betty Gold Kider,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2025
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After its time in bourbon casks, the whiskey was portioned into: French Muscat casks, which added floral and earthy notes—lavender, honey, even something savory.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Measure (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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