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distribute

[dih-strib-yoot] / dɪˈstrɪb jut /




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In their role as nighttime pollinators, they distribute pollen from the flowers of numerous food-producing plants, carrying it on their fur and faces, according to the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He points out that sodium ion batteries could help distribute renewable energy to data centres.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

She even made sure to itemize possessions in her will and distribute them to friends and/or family.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

Brightline is expected to finalize and potentially distribute a restructuring support agreement as soon as Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

About every sixteen days, UN trucks arrived in Kakuma to distribute dry food.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

To juice demand, the company distributes free bats, as well as other gear, to select travel players—known as the Rawlings Army and the Easton Army—as young as 9.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

But he is also outstanding with the ball because he distributes it quickly and always chooses the right route.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Marafatsos’ personal website features a photo of a basket of root vegetables and identifies him as the co-founder of a company that distributes local food products to restaurants in the Washington, D.C., region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Girard eventually connected with Jim Law, and together they co-founded Advanced Biotechnologies, the company that manufactures and distributes the BioCharger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

This suggested that phosphorus would be a better carrier of therapeutic radiation than radio-sodium, since the latter distributes itself all through the body as salt, attenuating its effect.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Now, Matthaidess said, the functions of a main command post can be distributed across several smaller, mobile nodes, anchored by a Stryker or other vehicle connected to the cloud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Spectra contain information about how an object's light is distributed across different wavelengths.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Under the Soviet Union, dissident artists, poets and creators distributed their work within small, private networks, according to Ingold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Gianni Infantino has indicated a greater amount of money could be distributed to Fifa members from its estimated £4.4bn cash reserves.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

However, benefits should be distributed a little at a time, so that they may be fully savoured.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Batteries near population centers relieve congestion on the grid during high demand by distributing power directly to the surrounding area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"That is materially different from distributing critical literature outside the headquarters of a public broadcaster."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“He’s not the JV kid who got pulled up to varsity. He’s the starter. He’s done a good job distributing the ball.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

At the Nuwakot shelter, an AFP reporter saw workers from the United Nations Population Fund distributing "dignity kits" containing sanitary pads, soap, underwear and other basic personal-care items to women.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Down the row she went, distributing the tests.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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