disbursement
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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 remain committed to helping facilitate the timely disbursement of insurance proceeds as requirements are met.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
For example, a loan of $10,000 will have $422.80 deducted, resulting in a net disbursement of $9,577.20.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
Instead of taking a standard annual disbursement of 5%—about $4.5 million—St. Michael’s drew nearly $20 million over two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
And he shall instruct his Grand Exchequer as to the appropriation and disbursement which he shall make of the revenue of the * that comes to his hands.
From Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment by J. C. Lester
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
This is unprecedented—and different from the administration’s moves to pause grant disbursements to high-fraud states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
An executor trying to claw back prior disbursements?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
The total receipts of the Festival amounted to £5,095 16s., and the disbursements to £4,179 12s. 1d.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Charles Mackie
Vocabulary lists containing disbursement
Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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