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dispense

[dih-spens] / dɪˈspɛns /




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One of the FDA’s concerns is that it doesn’t have any information about the containers that would be used by compounding pharmacies to dispense the medication.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

In February, Monsanto proposed another multi-billion dollar class settlement to dispense with claims that Roundup causes cancer.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

And he wouldn't argue with the fact that it is far easier to console and dispense advice to virtual children - and yet he finds some comfort in the trend.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Hospitals are also contracting with more pharmacies, which are paid a kickback to dispense medicines.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

In fact, he envisioned a prison system that would dispense with them altogether.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Let’s hope Judge Chuang dispenses with the Justice Department’s unjust prison demand and issues a suspended sentence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Azerbaijan's singer Jiva is much more ruthless as she dispenses with a lover on the cinematic ballad Just Go.

From BBC May 8, 2026

Impersonating St. Nick, Taylor dispenses amusingly practical advice to children telling her what they want for Christmas.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2025

She also conducts research for patients—from cancer treatment to skin care—and dispenses advice that other doctors might not; a patient recently texted to ask if the foundation makeup she was considering was “clean beauty.”

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

“Your friend dispenses good advice,” the old beggar chimed in.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

So-called small molecules, which are typically pills dispensed by pharmacies, have generics that are much cheaper in the U.S. than abroad because of the intense price competition that patent expiration unleashes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

As the show’s host, Queen Latifah dispensed uplifting thoughts about American idealism throughout the evening but also got a slot of her own to do her classic “U.N.I.T.Y.” with help from a rambunctious drum line.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

The investigation also found that the Ayrshire pharmacy which dispensed the drops did not pick up the manufacturer's recall email until nearly three months after it was issued.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

Check your ego: Falardeau recalls the sage advice dispensed, politely, by one of his predecessors at Scioto, the late Walker Inman, who was a former pro-tour player.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

And he generously dispensed his accumulated wisdom to the very rivals who were competing with him for clients, most notably Scott Fischer.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

On YouTube, the “ETF-explaining Bro” channel is among an emerging group of “finfluencers” dispensing market advice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Warsh hinted at a blizzard of changes ahead, but the biggest arguably may be dispensing with consideration of the markets’ reaction to the Fed’s words.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration is conducting its own review of the abortion pills and its regulations for dispensing medication.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

We also found that the rate of serious adverse events was significantly higher after the FDA removed the in-person dispensing requirement.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

I'd usually begin with the high points and end, a page or two later, by dispensing such sage professional advice as “Punctuation never hurt anyone" or “Think verbs!"

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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