dispensations

noun

plural of dispensation
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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Recent Examples of dispensations The Premier League can request additional information and evidence to assess a club’s progress, while dispensations from individual requirements can be granted in exceptional circumstances. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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  1. distributions
  2. allocations
Noun
  • This simulated fast charging across various electrode thicknesses, porosities, and binder distributions to map lithium-ion movement, pinpoint lithium plating, and isolate structural stress.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Berkshire, Apple and ExxonMobil are pursuing different strategies, optionality and opportunistic investment, capital returns, and a combination of reinvestment and shareholder distributions but each illustrates the same principle.
    — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributions
Noun
  • The 2026 Global Family Office Report found that Middle East family offices plan the highest level of portfolio change of any region surveyed, with 82% intending to adjust their strategic allocations this year.
    — Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The move came after Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming failed to reach an agreement on future water allocations after more than three years.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of allocations

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“Dispensations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensations. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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