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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Under the bill, county employees would not be allowed to help ICE with collecting or distributing information about a person's immigration status.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026 -
This difference, known as the premium, reflects the real-world costs of minting, distributing and selling coins and bars.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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All three pros suggest dispensing mousse into your hands rather than directly onto your hair for more even distribution.—
Dominic Cadogan,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2026
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As mentioned, there are buttons to start dispensing both.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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Or start handing out parental licenses.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Volunteers were there, handing out clipboards and information to keep things moving along as voters made their way inside.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Problem is, history will show that Grier was in over his head because of his lack of conviction on decisions, lackluster drafting and history of doling out bad contracts, while simultaneously letting some of the team’s better free agents walk.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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From March 25 to 31, the retailer will be doling out discounts on a massive number of products, including laptop and desktop PCs.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Since the beginning of the year, the US has been providing equipment and a small number of specialists to the Nigerian military in its fight against Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the country’s northeast.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Speakers also credited Pelosi with securing ongoing funding for extending Caltrain to the Salesforce Transit Center and providing rescue funds to keep local transit agencies running during the pandemic.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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How to make sense of the damage to Iran's cultural legacy is dividing Iranians.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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Soon, there could be military boots on the ground crossing into the Islamic Republic of Iran from this terrain of fertile valleys, deep gorges and ancient Mesopotamian trade routes perched below the mountainous border dividing Iraq and Iran.—
Younes Mohammad,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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This is where the tax-free growth actually happens, so choosing and allocating investments is the step that makes the Roth worth opening.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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This is where the tax-free growth actually happens, so choosing and allocating investments is the step that makes the Roth worth opening.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Dealing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealing%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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