distributions

plural of distribution
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as in allocations
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group aid workers oversaw the distribution of supplies to the flood victims

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Recent Examples of distributions Another quirk of the mutual fund redemption process shows up when markets have a losing year and investors are still socked with capital gains distributions. Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 There are certain penalty exceptions, such as for distributions for higher education expenses or to purchase a first home. Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 1 July 2026 But even these objections will not go to whether the creditor can get the charging order, but rather is limited to the priority of the charging order lien and order of priority in payment of the distributions. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Robyn Schlice, a member of the church’s farmworker ministry, said the funds will support school supply drives, a computer literacy program, rental assistance and monthly distributions of clothing, food and household items. Eliana Aguilar, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Second, the sample was weighted using energy balancing, which finds weights by minimizing the energy distance — a statistical measure of the difference between two multivariate distributions — between the survey and the target population. New York Times, 1 July 2026
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Noun
  • Everyday millionaires, for all their diligence, are largely confined to public markets—the same index funds and 401(k) allocations that powered their ascent.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • Those allocations have loosened now, not because the wines have lost their lustre, but because the broader American wine business is on the back foot.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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  • Unsurprisingly, no player has been involved in more passing sequences leading to shots than the 24-year-old this summer, given complete freedom to roam and dictate attacks with his abilities on the ball.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Piercing the sterility of contemporary life with the disruptive transgression of eroticism, Silver’s film features dreamy fantasy sequences that interrupt and disrupt, drawing us expertly into its characters’ sensual and unusual interiority.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Harry's team announced the decision over the weekend, which came after months of talks regarding security arrangements for the family.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The presumption was the decor would involve tons of flowers, given the elaborate floral arrangements surrounding Swift when Kelce proposed to her in his Leawood backyard last summer.
    Lisa Gutierrez July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

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“Distributions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributions. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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