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distribute

[dih-strib-yoot] / dɪˈstrɪb jut /




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He also covered how the reaction to Dick’s results spread to other companies that make or distribute athletic footwear.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

In exchange for the rights to market and distribute that SportsNet LA channel, Time Warner Cable agreed to pay the Dodgers $8.35 billion over 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Schools and colleges will distribute grades in person, but from 11:00 BST pupils at more than 750 schools in England will also be able to see their grades on their phones.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

By fostering competition, open models drive down costs, spur innovation and distribute value.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

We distribute ourselves in several cars, driven by boy cousins.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

It also distributes tens of thousands of free tickets to nonprofit organizations through a program called Community Concert Connections.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Instead, the beneficiaries typically work directly with the IRA custodian, which transfers their respective shares into inherited IRAs or otherwise distributes the assets according to the applicable rules.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

The stuntmen are presumably here because their parent company, Thrill Sports, also distributes Power Slap, Dana White’s passion project.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Netflix, Gabriel’s management team, and Universal Music Group, a label that distributes his music, don’t know who was behind the clipping campaign, according to people close to those groups.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Lacey distributes one piece of wintergreen gum to each of us, but it’s cold comfort.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

By 2025, as Imagination Library celebrated its 30th anniversary, it had distributed more than 300m books - equating to one book mailed every 78 seconds, according to the organisation.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Under this proposal, assets buried inside a 20-layer Russian nesting doll of shell companies would face a 20% tax penalty when distributed, or 1% for every layer.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Then there is her Imagination Library, which has reportedly distributed over 300 million books to children around the world since its launch in the late 1980s — an effort Dolly counted as her proudest achievement.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

The settlement will be distributed to the signing states in annual installments over a 10-year period based on their populations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The Bureau of Nutrition Education has distributed endless flyers encouraging us to eat potato skins, drink skim milk, try cow brains.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Companies such as Northwestern Mutual, New York Life and MassMutual have been consistently distributing dividends to customers since the 1800s.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

They contend the costs and energy demands of producing and distributing it make it inferior to batteries in almost every case.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Luna Blanca, a Ceuta-based charity providing food and social assistance to vulnerable people, said it had been distributing between 3,500 and 4,000 meals a day since the influx began.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The charity is already distributing more than 1,000 items a year, with numbers continuing to rise.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“Scores,” the Director repeated and flung out his arms, as though he were distributing largesse.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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