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distribution

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




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Each drone can travel up to 7.5 miles from the local distribution center in Tracy while carrying a shoebox-sized package weighing up to 5 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

It is likely a cultural behavior due to its limited distribution, and because the availability of rocks and trees does not guarantee the presence of an accumulative stone throwing site.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

In a matter of months, it has built its first-ever sales force, distribution network and reimbursement operation from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

A single 1-gigawatt AI facility can require tens of thousands of tons of copper for wiring, cooling and power distribution.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

If the distribution of the population is not too dispersed or varied, we can, again, have more confidence that the sample’s characteristics are representative.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Key questions for investors include whether there has been a structural lift in wholesale margins and the outlook for shareholder distributions, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The researchers tested different combinations of globular cluster characteristics and possible dark matter distributions to determine which scenarios could reproduce the stream's observed appearance.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

On the flipside, when I turn 70½ in late January, I’ll be able to save on taxes through qualified charitable distributions, or QCDs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

To get by, parents are searching their local back-to-school fairs for supplies, or seeking out backpack giveaways and school supply distributions.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Details of Austronesian and Papuan languages and their distributions in North New Guinea testify to long contact between the Austronesian invaders and the Papuan-speaking residents.

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




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