as in distributions
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the emergency dispensation of medicine to the sick
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Noun
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From border work to senator funerals to food distributions, see them at work.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Since the government shut down, the organization has held special distributions by request at Camp Pendleton, a military housing complex in Point Loma and a site near the San Diego International Airport specifically for Transportation Security Administration workers.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In another move that has caused uncertainty, FEMA in September drastically cut some states’ allocations from another source of funding.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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But last week saw an observable upwelling of anxiety, reflecting a break of the preceding low-volatility climb and some possible pent-up selling from historically elevated equity allocations.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Dispensations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensations. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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