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distribution

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




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In some villages, microfinance officers on motorbikes turned up for land-title distribution ceremonies, ready to write new loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Understand the implications of inheriting bank or retirement accounts, such as how the money may be transferred from one person to another or what the distribution rules might be for an investment account.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Across the UK, the distribution of Duke of Burgundy butterflies has fallen by 89% since 1982, according to Buttery Conservation.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Our target is to pay at least 75% of our cash available for distribution in the form of a dividend, and my expectation over time is to very much grow that dividend,” he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But there was also a generous distribution of squibs, crackers, backarappers, sparklers, torches, dwarf-candles, elf-fountains, goblin-barkers and thunder-claps.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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