disbursement
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Kanin’s attorneys argue the disbursement delay was caused by incomplete records and due diligence concerns — worries further snarled by the so-called slayer statute barring Californians from inheriting from people they have killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
In January 2025, the OMB released a memo that ordered all federal agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance.”
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
"We are urging all partners, donors... to fast-track the disbursement of those resources."
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
After the appeal was rejected, Carroll’s lawyers asked the district court to order the immediate disbursement of $5 million in damages, and nearly $800,000 in interest that had accrued since the verdict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
And he shall direct and in- struct his Grand Exchequer as to the appropria- tion and disbursement he shall make of the reve- nue of the Order that comes to his hands.
From Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment by J. C. Lester
Many people ladder their CDs for monthly, quarterly or yearly disbursements so they can continually refill their coffers without having to worry about stock-market volatility.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Outside of monetary policy, inflation impacts mortgage rates for homeowners, eligibility for school lunch subsidies, Social Security disbursements, and more.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
The city disbursements detailed in the housing department’s report include $44 million toward a 100-unit housing project near Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
In some cases this will involve adjusting existing loan programs, including by accelerating disbursements or providing additional financing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Everything was there, rent, servants' wages, repairs, provisions, bills for heating and lighting, extras, incidentals—all disbursements and receipts; then, pausing for comments, and hearing none, he closed the ledger with a sharp slap.
From The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Vocabulary lists containing disbursement
Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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