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distribute

[dih-strib-yoot] / dɪˈstrɪb jut /




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And it stands apart among insurers for the way it has used variable annual dividends, in addition to fixed quarterly dividends, to distribute excess capital.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Vietnamese wholesalers will select, buy and import products in bulk that they think can be easily sold in their local market, then distribute these to smaller businesses.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Private vehicles distribute everything from water and food to toilet paper and soap, while trucks belonging to the World Central Kitchen NGO trundle through the coastal city.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Ferrer credited the continued reduction to outreach workers and community partners who “are working every day to connect people to treatment, distribute lifesaving naloxone and meet people where they are without judgment.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Cara and Joey had gotten the idea on Monday afternoon, and the first edition had been ready to distribute today, Friday morning.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

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

Loper Bright distributes it across hundreds of judges—urban and rural, coastal and inland, appointed by presidents and Senates of both parties—deciding thousands of cases.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

The stuntmen are presumably here because their parent company, Thrill Sports, also distributes Power Slap, Dana White’s passion project.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

The city typically mails out more than 22,000 copies to residents and distributes about 2,000 copies at city facilities.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 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

The number of announced deals has risen by 12%, with 40% of the deals in computers & electronics and in health care — though activity has been distributed across a range of industries.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

As noted in a recent review in the journal Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, these effects are not evenly distributed.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Food safety experts said that Taylor’s market dominance means many large restaurant chains rely heavily on the company, with produce from a single processing facility often distributed to customers in multiple states.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

These supplies are supposed to last the month and were part of some 25 tons distributed among 498 families in one day.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Nevertheless, George Washington was born into wealth, which is much more unequally distributed in the United States than in New Guinea villages.

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

AFP visited the village on Thursday, when the WFP was distributing supplies to villagers on the main square as part of a three-month program worth $80 million.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Now two veterans of those big labs are wagering they can outflank their former employers by making and distributing AI that accelerates AI research for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

"Across popular neighbourhoods, organisations and local groups are distributing kits that include televisions and solar-powered inverter systems to help residents follow the tournament."

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

In addition, distributing money to Americans from any deals “would really take an act of Congress,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

Nonetheless, Helmuth remained true to his pact, accepting full responsibility for writing and distributing the leaflets.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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