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
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested the Treasury avoid increasing the size of long-end Treasury issuance unless rates move lower, but the Treasury still needs to raise much more than is maturing for the 10-year and bond auction cycles each month, even if the auction sizes remain steady.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The State Department undertook a similar maneuver in July, blocking the issuance of new visas for unspecified PA/PLO officials.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
If conditions are hazardous, such as during high winds or extreme drought, the issuance of burn permits is temporarily paused and resumed once conditions improve.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the administration was pausing all issuance of worker visas for foreign truck drivers.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The State Department undertook a similar maneuver in July, blocking the issuance of new visas for unspecified PA/PLO officials.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
If conditions are hazardous, such as during high winds or extreme drought, the issuance of burn permits is temporarily paused and resumed once conditions improve.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the administration was pausing all issuance of worker visas for foreign truck drivers.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for issuance
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Alvarez is boxing’s biggest pay-per-view star, but his fight versus Crawford will eschew the PPV distribution format that can carry an $80 price tag for big bouts.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Seismic is managing domestic theatrical distribution, and P&A financing is being provided by SeaFilm Entertainment.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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One allocation point is assigned for each calendar month a person had a Facebook account between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The same shift is happening with high-net-worth individuals, increasingly professionalizing their allocations.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Issuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/issuance. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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