as in to ration (out)
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dole out
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Another 85,000 tickets were doled out to fans who could watch the event on giant screens from The Ellipse.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
15 June 2026 -
During the 2024 offseason, the Knicks officially went all-in on a championship-or-bust path by doling out five first-round draft picks for wing Mikal Bridges and trading away Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo for Minnesota big man Towns.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 June 2026
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“Portion (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portion%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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