as in distributing
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
determined to mete out an appropriate punishment for the CEO guilty of insider trading
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Undeterred, Sanders has staked his company’s future on producing and distributing 7-OH through his CBD American Shaman network, and manufacturing the product in Kansas City for dozens of other companies across the country.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Solomon has spent months carefully distributing his wife’s belongings to friends and family.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Then hit the autofill button, and the nozzle lowers down to just over the rim of the glass and starts dispensing.—
PCMag Staff,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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From interactive games to snuffle mats and treat-dispensing toys, there are plenty of puzzles out there on the market.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 2027 cap-space landscape will shift across the NBA as teams begin handing out extensions, making trades and signing free agents next summer.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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California cities would not be able to prevent people from handing out food, blankets, hygiene products and other resources to homeless people under a bill passed by the legislature last week, days before the body adjourned for the year.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mariah Carey, will be honored with the ceremonies' Video Vanguard Award, while the presenter list is equally glamorous, with Ciara, Drew Barrymore, Ashlee Simpson and Jessica Simpson, and many more doling out awards throughout the night.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Try the TikTok-viral brand’s Dreamweave Waffle Robe next, which takes advantage of a proprietary weave and a 100-percent Turkish cotton composition while doling out cloudlike softness, incredible lightness, and an absorbency that just might make toweling off after a shower optional.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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As the image of a college education providing the future to financial security has already started to show cracks, here is another — the top and bottom poverty rates by major.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Mara Roszak developed the RŌZ Evergreen Style Cream to use in place of traditional gels, providing light-to-medium hold with shea butter, hydrolyzed pea protein, and carnauba wax.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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That includes a subdivision map dividing the property into six lots and a request to replace the current zoning with a custom zoning plan tailored to The Village.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The network originated as an effort to accelerate the collapse of modern society by exacerbating social tensions and dividing society through violence, and has roots in white supremacy and fascism, Kriner said.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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Grace Fu has served as Singapore's environmental chief since 2020, allocating nearly $4 billion to coastal resilience projects in the low-lying city-state while leading international negotiations on climate policy.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ackerman echoed that uncertainty, highlighting the struggles over allocating dollars between the sports and between men’s and women’s programs.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Meting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meting%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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