as in to fork (over, out, or up)
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The Academy Awards were first handed out nearly 100 years ago; the Emmys more than 75 years ago; and the Grammys handed out their first gold gramophone in 1959.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
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In earnest style, Safdie has been literally handing out flyers to his movie for a while in Manhattan.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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One suggested paying for outside services, such as privatized tutoring.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Most other federal workers, however, do not get paid, even if they are deemed essential and required to work.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Daily food trucks dish out a variety of cuisines from around the world.—
Elizabeth See,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ohl dished out three assists before fouling with 4:33 left in the third.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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And the new heights, or depths, of mediocrity can be explained through the moments that happened in those 147 seconds, the picture of a team that isn’t taking heed of the lessons its coach is trying to impart.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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During the summer, Bauer, who founded Warrior Women as a platform for sharing Indigenous culture, leads weekly stargazing experiences that impart her connection to the stars through stories, drumming, and songs.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Crash reported on northbound I-635 A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on I-635 between Merriam Drive/Exit 1 and Shawnee Drive/Exit 1.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Oct. 2025
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Rozeboom, the former Ram who tied his season high with nine tackles, benefited from a switch in responsibilities among the linebackers.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Social media spaces are increasingly closed and personalized; where random Twitter figures could bring their ideas to the president in 2018, now only the most manic — Loomer, the MAGA legal figure Mike Davis — cut through, and benefit.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The question of who is going to shell out, besides the usual suspects like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which have doled out soft loans in the past, also looms large when the government is still stabilizing its economy amid a challenging global landscape.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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The problem is that the show has far too many other threads to tie together and never quite knows how to dole out its many secrets, visions, and lies.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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In this recipe, country music star Lainey Wilson draws on her Louisiana roots, rolling the regional sausage into balls before coating them in breadcrumbs and frying until crispy on the outside, but still tender inside.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both of them later tendered their resignations.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Pungle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungle%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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