as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the issuance of an instruction sheet to each member of the class
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Recent Examples of issuance
Over 400,000 student visas were issued in Fiscal Year 2024; however, the pause put new issuances at risk for the next academic year.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Those with issuance volumes under $10 billion may operate under state-level oversight, while larger issuers must comply with federal regulations enforced by the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
—Chuck Zhang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Capital projects — including the new police facilities — are funded by bond issuances.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
McDonald estimated that in the six months from Sept. 1 through about February, the U.S. is looking at about $1.5 trillion of new debt issuance from the government.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 June 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Those with issuance volumes under $10 billion may operate under state-level oversight, while larger issuers must comply with federal regulations enforced by the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
—Chuck Zhang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Capital projects — including the new police facilities — are funded by bond issuances.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
McDonald estimated that in the six months from Sept. 1 through about February, the U.S. is looking at about $1.5 trillion of new debt issuance from the government.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for issuance
distribution
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Statistically, higher education correlates with stronger earning potential, so wealth distributions are granted accordingly.—
Jerry R. Sneed,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Velvet Peanut Butter brand, with its decades-long Detroit history, will be produced in Detroit in 2026 with plans for nationwide distribution.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
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“Issuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/issuance. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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