handed out

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Passengers are being asked to remain in their cabins while the ship is disinfected and personal protective equipment is handed out.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The mural ceremony was held April 24 immediately after the school’s 50th annual district track meet, where Brown interacted with the participants and handed out ribbons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Some accounts state that pretzels were a sort of reward, handed out by monks to their young postulants for learning and correctly reciting their prayers.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

They handed out smoke detectors for the elderly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"One of my royal inventors made these for me. Remember when you first came to my toilette ritual—on my birthday—and I handed out jewelry?"

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton