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distribution

[dis-truh-byoo-shuhn] / ˌdɪs trəˈbju ʃən /




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The third quarter alone accounted for $22.2 billion across space infrastructure, distribution and applications, according to Space Capital.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Near the cluster's center, the shape of the intracluster light closely matches the distribution of dark matter inferred from strong gravitational lensing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

He originally planned on opening a distribution facility in Canada this year, but progress has slowed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“I would say a third is marketing, a third is distribution and logistics, and a third is promotional activities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

But the distribution of Khoisan languages testifies to an even more dramatic engulfing.

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

Once they get wind of your required minimum distributions in your early 70s, they will come knocking again.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

So if yields are rising, maybe because inflation is running hot, the fund’s distributions will steadily rise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

That wouldn’t matter for retirees holding Treasurys inside a tax-deferred retirement account like an IRA, but any distributions would count as income.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Any change—such as contributing more to the IRA or changing the distribution amount—can trigger a 10% penalty that is retroactive to all distributions taken before age 59½.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Details of language distributions provide valuable clues to the route of this hypothesized Austronesian expansion.

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




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