be distributed
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The organizing committee is obligated to create a $270-million contingency fund that can be distributed as a surplus if the Games make money or cover any losses in the event of a shortfall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
You won’t have to wait for money to be distributed from a retirement account, and you won’t be forced to sell investments at an inopportune time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Distributable earnings—profit that can be distributed among shareholders—climbed to $472.3 million, or $1.07 a share, from $431 million, or 91 cents a share, a year prior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Entropy is often described as a measure of disorder, although it more precisely reflects how energy and information can be distributed within a system.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The gifts to be distributed at the party were in the kitchen.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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