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History has also taught us that the gods like to dish out nasty surprises every few years: dot-com bubbles, subprime mortgage crises, pandemics, etc.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

Traffic to fast-food chains began to fall in 2024, prompting McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Burger King and other companies to dish out more deals.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

But they have now added strong away performances to their armoury, with a solid defensive display on Tuesday allowing Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen to dish out two sucker punches.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

Vincent, who lives in Drayton, Oxfordshire, got to sit in the driver's seat and dish out some tickets.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2023

I went back to the kitchen and started to dish out the rice.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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