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distribution

[dis-truh-byoo-shuhn] / ˌdɪs trəˈbju ʃən /




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This imaging technique uses radioactive tracers introduced into the bloodstream to reveal biological activity and the distribution of specific substances.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

He suggested that the authorities could introduce a system to track the distribution and purchase of medicines to help identify possible misuse.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Your $154,000 annual distribution accounts for nearly 6% of your $2.6 million IRA.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

In many of the protests, as in Spain, Portugal and Greece, housing is "a central element" because it is directly tied to purchasing power and "an ever-more unequal distribution of wealth", the researcher added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

When one person secretly acquires more food than the others have there is an inequality of food distribution in the community.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

The new pension agreement supports a rise in potential cash distributions at BT to 1.5 billion pounds in fiscal 2027, increasing 10% per year to 2 billion pounds in fiscal 2030, BofA says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

This could then drive another strong year for shareholder distributions, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Decisions made during these years affect Social Security income, healthcare costs, taxes, required minimum distributions and overall retirement security for decades,” Morgillo said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Additional analyses of ancient animal distributions pointed toward northern Africa and the Middle East as the most likely geographic home of the common ancestor of all living apes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Details of Austronesian and Papuan languages and their distributions in North New Guinea testify to long contact between the Austronesian invaders and the Papuan-speaking residents.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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