handed out
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A civil protection officer handed out bottles of water and leaflets on how to behave in the extreme heat, standing in front of a 3,000-litre tanker feeding the mister and the crowds around it.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Fixed penalty notices of £300 can be handed out for smaller-scale offences such as littering, minor fly-tipping or failing to check a waste carrier's licence.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
The smoke from the Boyle Heights warehouse fire had spread into every crevice and corner of the facility, inescapable despite the masks handed out to staff.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
At one meeting, he said, a facilitator handed out crayons and asked participants to draw in their favorite colors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
With that in mind, he divided the butcher’s job into close to a hundred different parts, and handed out those parts to more than a hundred different men.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
