disburse
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Once customers have submitted accurate and complete information, FedEx says it can disburse refunds within 30 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"The Commission may not disburse EU funds to a member state until the required legislative reforms are in force and are effectively being applied," a court statement said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Dame Clare Moriarty, chief executive of the charity, Citizens Advice, said she would like to see the sector work quickly to disburse compensation to the worst affected.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
How should citizens protesting be informed that an escalation of force is occurring so they can disburse before it’s too late?
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2025
Mom and Dad took Laleh trick-or-treating, while I was assigned to monitor the house and disburse candy as necessary.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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There has also been unease at a six-percent reduction in the budget for the development department, which disburses aid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Dbeibah's government is recognised by the Central Bank of Libya, which disburses funds to government departments across the country.
From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023
The two men approached the ATM at 6 a.m. — soon after the state disburses the latest round of cash aid to the lowest-income Californians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
The Gator Collective is an independent fundraising arm that disburses money to student-athletes in all sports.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
He disburses one-half of that of the Clergy.
From The Ancient Regime by John Durand
Every month, you can load money that was disbursed from the 529 onto the card and instruct your niece only to use it for qualified expenses, like rent and food.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
The human rights leader said she felt safe in Berlin, despite being distanced from friends and home and her family, which she said was now disbursed over eight countries.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The funds weren’t disbursed until June 2026; two years and two months after the request was made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
A U.A.E. official said the country has already disbursed about $100 million to the Board of Peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The three-way appeal from Weaver, Lawrence, and Sproul convinced Fosdick and the foundation trustees: the grant, to be disbursed over two years, came through before the end of January.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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It begun disbursing that money in bulk to House and Senate races after Labor Day.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
In June, the company said that it had received $800 million in refunds that belong to its customers and that it would start disbursing the funds in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The World Bank said Friday it was disbursing $200 million in emergency funds for the disaster response, as well as a mechanism to assess economic losses to help "prioritize aid and reconstruction efforts."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It received a lifeline in April 2025, when the county announced that it would be disbursing the hospital $3 million collected via Measure B, which brought in about $427 million in fiscal year 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Comrades," says Villiam, pointing to the celestial figure, "yonder is the disbursing genius of the United States of America.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by R. H. (Robert Henry) Newell
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