dispense
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As the United States Supreme Court explained in 1942, the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel implicitly embodies a “correlative right to dispense with a lawyer’s help.”
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
When medication management cannot be handled with simple pill organizers, high-tech devices are available that dispense medications at preprogrammed times and alert caregivers or family members when a dose is missed.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Welcome to “Comedy & ‘Therapy,’ ” a monthly event at the cafe Coffee Confessionals, in which comedians on stage dispense advice to audience members in the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Occupants of the office were assumed to be people of high integrity and good character, qualities considered necessary to remind Americans of the commitment to dispense justice fairly and impartially.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
One of Socios en Salud’s first projects was to build a pharmacy next to Father Jack’s church, to dispense free medicine to the most impoverished people in the slum.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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