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Recent Examples of redistribution
Advocacy groups have criticized the redistribution of funds as a misuse of federal revenue, pointing to the national park system’s $24 billion backlog of deferred maintenance and infrastructure repairs.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson argue that when wealth is concentrated at the top, elites become willing to back undemocratic candidates to protect their assets from redistribution.
—Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026
Many nonprofits supplement government benefits, so donating to them is a form of redistribution.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
On one side is progressivism, focused on redistribution and social inequality.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Cushing’s syndrome also leads to progressive enlargement of the liver and redistribution of body fat to the abdomen, which puts pressure on the diaphragm and contributes to breathing problems.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Parmesan producers have begun embedding salt-grain-sized, edible microchips into the rinds of their cheese to fight counterfeiting, unique IDs that will also combat redistribution through theft.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
The psychological and aesthetic core of the story’s premise is the exchange between high fashion and the streets, yet Riley offers no sense of what the boosters achieve, socially or stylistically, with their redistribution of luxury goods.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Critics question whether billionaires would support the massive redistribution needed to fund an AI welfare state.
—Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 22 May 2026
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson argue that when wealth is concentrated at the top, elites become willing to back undemocratic candidates to protect their assets from redistribution.
—Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026
Many nonprofits supplement government benefits, so donating to them is a form of redistribution.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
On one side is progressivism, focused on redistribution and social inequality.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Cushing’s syndrome also leads to progressive enlargement of the liver and redistribution of body fat to the abdomen, which puts pressure on the diaphragm and contributes to breathing problems.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Parmesan producers have begun embedding salt-grain-sized, edible microchips into the rinds of their cheese to fight counterfeiting, unique IDs that will also combat redistribution through theft.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
The psychological and aesthetic core of the story’s premise is the exchange between high fashion and the streets, yet Riley offers no sense of what the boosters achieve, socially or stylistically, with their redistribution of luxury goods.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Critics question whether billionaires would support the massive redistribution needed to fund an AI welfare state.
—Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistribution
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And though that probably affected the automotive industry the worst, the biggest difference between the 2021 shortage and the current crisis is that previous shortages were not caused by reallocation.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The reallocation of Sunday afternoon games will not materially impact the availability of free OTA contests at the level of the individual fan.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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His superlative shot-stopping ability, commanding distribution and defining game-winning moments this season contributed substantially to the Gunners ending their 22-year wait for a Premier League trophy – this after so many recent near misses.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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In contrast, nonbiological samples had a wider distribution of chain lengths.—
Gideon Yoffe,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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After the 2030 census and the reapportionment, those states will lose population, Electoral College votes, to the benefit of Texas and other Sunbelt states.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Then there’s reapportionment, which means new districts in six years no matter what happens before then.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The capital allocation strategy may reflect management’s belief that the market continues to undervalue the company’s earnings trajectory.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Nations like Japan, the Philippines and the Netherlands are planning increases in allocations there.—
Lim Hui Jie,Joanna Ossinger,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Congress would have to amend the 1967 Uniform Congressional District Act and repeal the requirement that requires states to use single-member districts for congressional apportionment, Drutman explained.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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Republicans argue that current rules structurally advantage Democratic-leaning states, for instance, by counting non-citizens in apportionment as is directed by the 14th Amendment.—
Bruce Sibley,
Time,
29 May 2026
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“Redistribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistribution. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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