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disburse

[dis-burs] / dɪsˈbɜrs /


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This means the sponsor isn’t legally required to disburse funds as the DAF donor requests.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

"The Commission may not disburse EU funds to a member state until the required legislative reforms are in force and are effectively being applied," a court statement said.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

Dame Clare Moriarty, chief executive of the charity, Citizens Advice, said she would like to see the sector work quickly to disburse compensation to the worst affected.

From BBC May 27, 2025

After Long reached out to the White House for comment, Elez, who had gained unprecedented, dangerous control over the source code of Treasury systems that disburse Social Security and Medicare payments, appeared to resign.

From Slate Feb. 14, 2025

Mom and Dad took Laleh trick-or-treating, while I was assigned to monitor the house and disburse candy as necessary.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Since 2021, the organization has received at least $25 million in grants from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which disburses city, county and federal funds to address the region’s homelessness problem.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

There has also been unease at a six-percent reduction in the budget for the development department, which disburses aid.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

However, Dbeibah's government works closely with the Central Bank of Libya, which disburses funds to government departments across the country.

From Reuters Sep. 11, 2023

Evers’ office said the $290 million payment will go to the district, which will invest the money and collect interest on it as it disburses funds to cover repairs.

From Seattle Times Feb. 14, 2023

For, truth to tell, my wretched purse is In its last stage of inanition, And not a single coin disburses: A cobweb's over it, and in it— That Spider Want there loves to spin it.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 by Various

The human rights leader said she felt safe in Berlin, despite being distanced from friends and home and her family, which she said was now disbursed over eight countries.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

The first tranche of the $4-billion payout — which amounts to roughly $600 million — is set to be disbursed to victims in the next week.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

According to the lawsuit, he set up a DAF in 2005 and added millions of dollars he wanted disbursed per his Christian evangelical principles.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Under the legislation, the Repayment Assistance Program will become the default income-driven plan for loans disbursed after July 1, 2026, and existing borrowers must switch to the program by 2028.

From Salon Mar. 17, 2026

Even then, however, they assured Lawrence that the funds could be disbursed “subject to your discretion without the usual University restrictions.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The World Bank said Friday it was disbursing $200 million in emergency funds for the disaster response, as well as a mechanism to assess economic losses to help "prioritize aid and reconstruction efforts."

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

FedEx said it would start disbursing its $800 million in refunds to shippers and consumers in August.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

It received a lifeline in April 2025, when the county announced that it would be disbursing the hospital $3 million collected via Measure B, which brought in about $427 million in fiscal year 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

One way in which consumers could be compensated is by businesses disbursing any funds recouped from Customs and Border Protection to those affected, though few have announced plans to do so.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

When we intrust our means of payment to a bank, it is natural that we should also make it our treasurer and disbursing agent, and so we do.

From Banking by William A. Scott




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