as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the issuance of an instruction sheet to each member of the class
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Recent Examples of issuance
The order would require new efforts, including identification of parents’ citizenship status, before authorizing the issuance of any federal document acknowledging citizenship.
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Carol Nackenoff, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
This regulatory category involves rigorous clinical testing, precise dosing, and general-use medical prescriptions authorization by a qualified general-use medical practitioner licensed in the jurisdiction of issuance.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Along with following through on the campaign promise to conduct the most considerable mass deportation effort in history, the Trump administration has targeted changes to the issuance of visas in the name of protecting Americans or national interests.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Those two lawsuits were placed on hold pending the issuance of the new EIS.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 30 July 2025
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Carol Nackenoff, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
This regulatory category involves rigorous clinical testing, precise dosing, and general-use medical prescriptions authorization by a qualified general-use medical practitioner licensed in the jurisdiction of issuance.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Along with following through on the campaign promise to conduct the most considerable mass deportation effort in history, the Trump administration has targeted changes to the issuance of visas in the name of protecting Americans or national interests.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Those two lawsuits were placed on hold pending the issuance of the new EIS.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for issuance
distribution
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Adding directors with executive leadership, capital allocation, and distribution expertise to replace board members that have overseen years of value destruction, likely targeting chairman Jonathan Peacock specifically, should signal to the market the start of a new chapter.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Deadline first told you that Black Bear was launching a U.S. theatrical distribution arm led by former CAA Media Finance agent Benjamin Kramer.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Issuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/issuance. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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