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distribute

[dih-strib-yoot] / dɪˈstrɪb jut /




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She found Georgia-based print shops to make pink “Senator My Boo” buttons and has been working with local Democratic activists and volunteers to distribute them at Ossoff’s rallies, including one he held Sunday in Athens.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

Once again, she’ll tackle an unsavory topic and figure out how to bring it to fruition; then distribute it come what may, because she refuses to be boxed in by the industry’s expectations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Under the Airbnb Housing Accelerator program, the company will distribute the $250 million to developers to help them bridge gaps in financing multifamily housing projects.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

A resident in the area, who asked not to be named, told the BBC a muck spreader, which are normally used to distribute farmyard manure, had been used to spread medical waste.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

All those properties they had stolen he was going to distribute among the poor.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

A special-needs trust or spendthrift trust distributes funds based on need.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Unless the settlement fund is established and distributes payments, that scenario is unlikely.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Thanks to the genius of a constitution that distributes power widely, the risk of tyrannous majority rule is limited.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Roku is an attractive asset because its smart TV platform distributes streaming services to more than 100 million households.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

This suggested that phosphorus would be a better carrier of therapeutic radiation than radio-sodium, since the latter distributes itself all through the body as salt, attenuating its effect.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

‘Insurance doesn’t necessarily make the care itself less expensive. It’s changing how that financial risk is distributed.’

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

These include how efficiently it absorbs light, how concentrated it must be, where it is distributed in the atmosphere, and whether it can realistically exist within the observed range of cloud-particle sizes.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

"The British guests will be distributed throughout the State Rooms, except the Music Room and West Gallery, where they should be encouraged to talk to the Diplomats," the sheet reads.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

There are critical differences between artificial and biological neural networks, but both are nonlinear distributed networks that learn to encode representations relevant to their goals and act on them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Mr. Quisling gave an approving nod and distributed James’s cipher to the class.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

"That is materially different from distributing critical literature outside the headquarters of a public broadcaster."

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

International licensing agreements make the process of marketing and distributing drugs easier and can help Chinese firms conduct clinical trials outside of China, which typically leads to smoother FDA approval.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“He’s not the JV kid who got pulled up to varsity. He’s the starter. He’s done a good job distributing the ball.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The United Nations launched a "loss and damage" fund in 2025 to aid the impacts of climate change, though it has not yet begun distributing its limited cash.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

“Scores,” the Director repeated and flung out his arms, as though he were distributing largesse.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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