dole
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Other kids are motivated to offer their parents help after watching influencers dole out advice on social media, or because of the proliferation of apps that have made trading more accessible among younger users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
His support didn’t stop once he was in the chamber, as he continued to dole out major donations to a wide range of conservative lawmakers.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
He loved archery, considering it a lost art, and would make his own bows that he would dole out as gifts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Bernstein models that CoreWeave will dole out $30 billion toward capital expenditures, resulting in $23 billion of negative free cash flow in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
“I don’t feel comfortable leaving you and your army to dole out justice as you see fit,” says Johanna, “but I will certainly send someone else to Amity with a message.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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He asserted that the government doles out “hundreds of billions of dollars, under the act. ... They take our money, and they don’t spend it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It doles out city-owned land, tax breaks and financing subsidies for big developments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
I personally believe in the concept called karma, but not in the sense that the universe is a giant calculator that doles out ultimate judgment for good and bad behavior.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
Really, the only questions surrounding the group will be how Servais doles out the playing time to take advantage of the power potential that Canzone has shown and also trying to keep Haniger healthy.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Her duties, as far as I can see, consist of keeping track of orders, handing out assignments to Fanny, who then doles them out to us, and collecting the finished garments.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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The spending plan, set to be doled out during the 2026 fiscal year, is the largest allocation of Measure ULA funds so far — roughly 28% higher than last year’s budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
What’s left over will be doled out to individual investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Previously, the consequence was only doled out when people with such debt sought to renew their passports.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Verizon doled out credits to customers affected by an hourslong, widespread outage on Jan. 14, which dragged on net income and revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Crowds of women and children would flock around me while I doled out oranges from burlap sacks.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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U.S. startups have drawn the most private capital; China is doling out government funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Arcuri expects that spending to grow to $10 billion in 2028, which could put the Terafab on the path to doling out more than $50 billion a year for wafer-fab equipment by 2030 or 2031.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
It urged Congress to block the fund from doling out any payments.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
UCLA’s social media accounts highlighted Chesney’s efforts all offseason to preach personal accountability and serving others, doling out a mix of John Wooden and Ted Lasso life lessons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
It won’t be long now, says Cora, doling out my monthly stack of sanitary napkins.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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