disburse
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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
How should citizens protesting be informed that an escalation of force is occurring so they can disburse before it’s too late?
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2025
Bloemeke filed complaints accusing the SBA of shortchanging Golden Ticket Cinemas and then failing to disburse those funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
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
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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
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
The government has said it would raise teachers' wages once the European Commission disburses EU recovery funding, with pay hikes coming over a period of 3 years.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2022
The Treasurer of the United States receives and keeps its moneys, disburses them on the Secretary's warrants, and manages the Independent Treasury System.
From Government and Administration of the United States by Westel W. Willoughby
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
Alonso said Delta Finance is owed hundreds of millions in unpaid services fees and dividends that were never disbursed by the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
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
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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
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
Escrow providers ensure each payment complies with the terms of the contract, disbursing money to IVF clinics, the surrogate, insurance companies and hospitals for nine months or more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
The disbursing clerk is paying us “half salaries” to-day, as suggested in a note I wrote the Secretary yesterday.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
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