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distribution

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




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The offer excludes any distribution for the six months through December up to A$0.05 a share, making it effectively worth A$5.40 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Gathered on the rooftop of “Wicker” distribution company Black Bear’s Santa Monica office, the two speak in matching leveled and frank tones, seemingly oblivious to the traffic and sirens buzzing below us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

As Jupiter rapidly increased in mass, its immense gravitational influence began reshaping the distribution of material throughout the disk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Zion Suzuki: Good in the air, decent distribution and made three important stops to deny Iliman Ndiaye, Rayan Cherki and Josko Gvardiol with a brilliant, fingertip save.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“We just got the news this morning. Starting next Friday, July first, there’s going to be a food distribution at Morse Elementary School, on West Eighty-fourth Street.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

That’s when clients begin to take action, especially if they are facing high required minimum distributions later in life.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Once they get wind of your required minimum distributions in your early 70s, they will come knocking again.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

On top of that, if the original owner had started taking the required minimum distributions, the IRS also requires annual distributions in years one through nine, not just a single withdrawal in year 10.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Any change—such as contributing more to the IRA or changing the distribution amount—can trigger a 10% penalty that is retroactive to all distributions taken before age 59½.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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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