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distribution

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




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You are in the distribution phase of your retirement, so how will he help minimize your tax burden?

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

According to the complaint, the combined company would control roughly 27 percent of wide-release theatrical film distribution and a similar percentage of basic cable channel licensing.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

From there, they flow up the Oubangui River to the Central African Republic, where remnants of the Wagner mercenary group control their distribution through the country—and sometimes across its borders to neighboring nations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Betting is strictly regulated and the main, state-owned operator Norsk Tipping donates 64% , externalof its proceeds to sporting purposes, with the main distribution going towards facilities in the country.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

He’d just received in the mail the pairings chart and color distribution from Mar del Plata.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Those distributions can satisfy all or part of your RMD without being included in your taxable income.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Proceeds from the Bitcoin sales funded preferred stock distributions and replenished a portion of Strategy’s U.S. dollars reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The company said it used the money raised to fund payment of distributions on preferred stock, and to replenish the money used from its U.S. dollar reserves for the distributions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

The team is studying and mapping coral distributions to help guide future conservation efforts.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

European soccer, similarly, is organized like hockey and baseball—and the birth-date distributions in that sport are heavily skewed as well.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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