as in to ration (out)
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dole out
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Musk scored another huge windfall two weeks ago when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018.—
Paul Harloff,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026 -
The federal aid comes from the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion fund that will dole out money to all states over the next five years.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Portion (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portion%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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