as in distributing
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim
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Ebola response interventions include installing handwashing units in health facilities, schools and critical transit sites and distributing thermometers, chlorine and other supplies to treat water.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026 -
One of the two doctors who pleaded guilty to distributing the ketamine to Perry, Salvador Plasencia, was sentenced to 30 months in prison.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Erlanger audited Stevenson's dispensing record over those four months.—
Brett Kelman,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Specialty pharmacies focus on dispensing and managing high-cost, high-complexity medications for patients with serious, chronic or rare health conditions.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The diner is also known for handing out complimentary doughnut holes and boxes of Milk Duds to guests waiting for a seat.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
31 May 2026
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Lewis oversaw workshops with school kids himself, traveling to schools in his free time, staging mock trials and handing out copies of legal documents, like the Constitution.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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In the wake of the shooting, many New Yorkers anointed him a hero for doling out street justice in the crime-riddled subway system.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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The first, anchored by an ice sculpture, is flanked by freshly shucked oysters topped with buttery, orange uni on one side and a server doling out caviar bumps on the other.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 June 2026
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The United States need not choose between accepting stalemate, providing aid to Ukraine indefinitely, or escalating directly against Russian forces.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Most comes from the company's Starlink data/communications services, with a constellation of over 7,000 active satellites and over 10 million subscribers in markets that were previously dominated by a handful of satcom companies providing limited coverage for astronomical rates.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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The encounter, captured on video, quickly gained international attention, dividing those who believed the zoo was in the right to kill Harambe for the child's safety, and others who found the act inhumane.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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By 1997, Ultimate Fighting began to join more conventional combat sports in dividing fighters into weight classes, for safety’s sake.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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McKinnon said Okta is allocating more resources to tools like Okta for AI agents and Net-zero for AI agents as companies adopt agentic AI and demand more security defenses.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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The objective of the Midas List is to identify the investors demonstrating the strongest judgment in allocating that capital.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Dealing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealing%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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