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disburse

[dis-burs] / dɪsˈbɜrs /


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This means the sponsor isn’t legally required to disburse funds as the DAF donor requests.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 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

Other experts point to serious concerns on fees charged by the two money transfer companies exclusively licensed to disburse money from Sham Cash.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2025

After Long reached out to the White House for comment, Elez, who had gained unprecedented, dangerous control over the source code of Treasury systems that disburse Social Security and Medicare payments, appeared to resign.

From Slate Feb. 14, 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

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

However, Dbeibah's government works closely with the Central Bank of Libya, which disburses funds to government departments across the country.

From Reuters Sep. 11, 2023

The Gator Collective is an independent fundraising arm that disburses money to student-athletes in all sports.

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2023

Instead, we recommend an inclusive, global public investment funding model that gives lower-income countries a seat at the table and disburses funds based on a country’s needs and finances.

From Scientific American Nov. 17, 2022

In all the canteen disburses about 2,000 sandwiches a day, with mugs of coffee to match.

From The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 by United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

The mainland companies paid profits to the offshore entities, which disbursed dividends to shareholders in foreign currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Since 2018, the panel has also disbursed more than $1 billion in election security grants, according to a report by the Bipartisan Policy Center.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The removal of the veto this week means the money can be disbursed quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Under the legislation, the Repayment Assistance Program will become the default income-driven plan for loans disbursed after July 1, 2026, and existing borrowers must switch to the program by 2028.

From Salon Mar. 17, 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

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

One way in which consumers could be compensated is by businesses disbursing any funds recouped from Customs and Border Protection to those affected, though few have announced plans to do so.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

Escrow providers ensure each payment complies with the terms of the contract, disbursing money to IVF clinics, the surrogate, insurance companies and hospitals for nine months or more.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

Such a deposit would operate to increase the resources at the command of military disbursing officers in the Islands without increasing the amount actually in circulation until the occasion arose to disburse it.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips




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