mete
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They are assured they won’t need to remain in a game for as long as past pitchers who had to mete out velocity judiciously so they could finish nine innings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The case pitted McGlockton’s right to defend his family from a threatening stranger against Drejka’s right to initiate a confrontation over a parking spot and then to mete out justice according to his own whim.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
Williams’ Anna absorbs his fury as though it were the penance she herself would mete out for her sins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
They started to mete out desegregation orders with teeth, requiring busing if necessary.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
They mete out justice to the world, and Tehlu is the greatest of them all—” “I have heard enough.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
In terms of potential contract renewals, the current uncertainty over what sanctions will be meted out provides a major element of risk.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Filmmaking has not been exempt from the disruption meted out onto the creative industries by AI's rapid development in recent years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
We have already seen justice meted out by British judges in speech cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
A seventh successive European defeat in a row was meted out on Thursday, achieving an embarassing club record.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
His status netted him a grand total of $200 a month, a stipend meted out by a few admiring patrons.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Shew said he and other election officials will focus on meting out the state’s voting laws fairly and helping make sure the public understands them.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
“Drift” frames the source of Jacqueline’s psychological torment as a mystery, meting out cryptic flashbacks to the character’s back story in Liberia.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Over more than 50 years since, the Globetrotters have been ruthless in meting out their revenge.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2023
Currently two separate bodies are responsible for monitoring potential money laundering and meting out sanctions, the Central Office for Sanctions Enforcement and the Central Office for Financial Transaction Investigations.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023
“It is my duty to use this power first of all in meting out justice.”
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Alexander Glovatski
