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distribution

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




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In some villages, microfinance officers on motorbikes turned up for land-title distribution ceremonies, ready to write new loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Understand the implications of inheriting bank or retirement accounts, such as how the money may be transferred from one person to another or what the distribution rules might be for an investment account.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Across the UK, the distribution of Duke of Burgundy butterflies has fallen by 89% since 1982, according to Buttery Conservation.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Home sales in the $250,000 to $500,000 range, the largest group of sales by distribution, increased 2% from year-ago levels.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

They had tumbled into their own symmetry, and it was certainly true that too even a distribution between the irises and the rosebay willow herb ruined the effect.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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