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distribute

[dih-strib-yoot] / dɪˈstrɪb jut /




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The company initially licensed the audio rights to self-published ebooks, and has since expanded into other aspects of publishing, including helping independent authors distribute ebooks on Amazon and printed books in bricks-and-mortar shops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

You have a lot of assets to distribute.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

She found Georgia-based print shops to make pink “Senator My Boo” buttons and has been working with local Democratic activists and volunteers to distribute them at Ossoff’s rallies, including one he held Sunday in Athens.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Once again, she’ll tackle an unsavory topic and figure out how to bring it to fruition; then distribute it come what may, because she refuses to be boxed in by the industry’s expectations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

When elephants encounter the skeleton of an elephant out in the open, they methodically take up each of the bones and distribute them, in a ponderous ceremony, over neighboring acres.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

The company also distributes liquified-petroleum products in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

It stores and distributes eagle remains, parts and feathers to federally recognized tribes for religious, cultural and ceremonial purposes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Soccer takes a 20% cut, and then distributes all World Cup prize money equally among 52 players — 26 players on the roster of each team.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Roku is an attractive asset because its smart TV platform distributes streaming services to more than 100 million households.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Rather than use logos—detailed arguments and eye-glazing statistics about the ways in which the charity achieves the greatest good, distributes its funds, and so on—the ad shoots straight for the heart.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Under the Soviet Union, dissident artists, poets and creators distributed their work within small, private networks, according to Ingold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Volunteer fan groups distributed roughly 35,000 custom-printed banners across the stadium, coordinating a massive crowd-wide salute to be raised in unison during select performances.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The proportion of distributed enterprises that experienced a cyberattack in the past 12 months, according to new research from VikingCloud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

If it states that the property must be equally distributed to multiple beneficiaries, your brother-in-law legally might have no right to deny selling you this property.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Yvonne chopped the bread into chunks and slices, then distributed them among us.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

The pressure would fall first on model developers and the companies financing and distributing their products.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The $250 million that Airbnb is distributing will “get those deals over the finish line,” Hornung said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“He’s not the JV kid who got pulled up to varsity. He’s the starter. He’s done a good job distributing the ball.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

At the Nuwakot shelter, an AFP reporter saw workers from the United Nations Population Fund distributing "dignity kits" containing sanitary pads, soap, underwear and other basic personal-care items to women.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Gurgi had already opened the wallet and was proudly distributing its contents.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander




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