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distribution

[dis-truh-byoo-shuhn] / ˌdɪs trəˈbju ʃən /




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In this way, the researchers were able to address a difficult tradeoff between achieving a highly ordered atomic structure and maintaining an even distribution of very small catalyst particles.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Its 12-month distribution rate, based on monthly payouts over the past year, is 8.82%.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

In addition, the CMA factored in the competition brought by streaming services to traditional forms of movie and TV distribution — one of Paramount’s key arguments.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Sales and marketing expenses climbed 23.4%, reflecting higher advertising, distribution costs and investments in social-commerce initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Each year some outward movement beyond the existing boundaries of its distribution usually takes place.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

In these years before you start taking required minimum distributions, which will be at age 73 for you and 75 for your spouse, Roth conversions could well make sense for you.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

This technique transformed individual particle distributions into continuous energy, momentum, and velocity fields, allowing the team to examine the plasma as an evolving fluid.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Researchers from China, the US, and Israel estimated quasi-steady-state supersaturation using measurements of updraft speeds and cloud droplet size distributions.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Some possible answers include because you are in a low tax bracket, Roth conversions make sense, RMDs are kicking in and inherited IRA distributions have withdrawal deadlines.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

However, Figure 19.1, of recent African human distributions, reminds us that the Bantu did not overrun all the Khoisan, who did survive in southern African areas unsuitable for Bantu agriculture.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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