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Verb
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The Heart Party Favors or Milk Chocolate Heart Candy Canes are ideal for handing out to your child’s class or party favors for your Galentine’s get-together, while the 10-ounce bags are perfect for baking or filling a candy bowl at home or the office.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Both are on a mission, handing out flyers for Luis’ missing daughter, Mar, swallowed by the seemingly endless nomadic rave culture.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Her parents worked in the family’s furniture store, where Weiss’s father, Lou, had a flair for marketing, doling out a line of candies called Weiss Krispie Treats to customers.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Laime had a tendency to get involved with her listeners, trading emails back and forth after doling out advice.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Measuring (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measuring%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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