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disburse

[dis-burs] / dɪsˈbɜrs /


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The New York Times published a story saying the program “struggled at nearly every turn to disburse badly needed relief funds.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 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

As a SAG-AFTRA franchisee, KMR — which is now permanently closed — was required to hold funds from production companies in trust and disburse the money to the actors “promptly,” meaning within seven business days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 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

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 candid may hope it is not all dedicated to selfish purposes; and, without much pretensions to merit in him who disburses it, a part may "wander, heaven-directed, to the poor."

From The Fortunes of Nigel by Sir Walter Scott

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

Since 2018, the panel has also disbursed more than $1 billion in election security grants, according to a report by the Bipartisan Policy Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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

Our raid is applauded as a success; the choicest of the meats have already been disbursed among the galleys of the wealthiest among His Lordship’s supporters.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

It begun disbursing that money in bulk to House and Senate races after Labor Day.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

He has served over twenty-five years as manager, receiving and disbursing agent of the Stillwater fire department.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom


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