- past tense form of distribute.
- past participle of distribute.
distributed
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By 2025, as Imagination Library celebrated its 30th anniversary, it had distributed more than 300m books - equating to one book mailed every 78 seconds, according to the organisation.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Drones are critical because they directly support Taiwan’s effort to build a more distributed, survivable and asymmetric defense posture,” said Fang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Under this proposal, assets buried inside a 20-layer Russian nesting doll of shell companies would face a 20% tax penalty when distributed, or 1% for every layer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Then there is her Imagination Library, which has reportedly distributed over 300 million books to children around the world since its launch in the late 1980s — an effort Dolly counted as her proudest achievement.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Here’s a note to you, Meg, all sealed up. How odd! Teddy never seals mine,” said Jo next day, as she distributed the contents of the little post office.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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