dirtying

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But too often when thinking of reciprocity, we think of like for like, or divvying up expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The second is that Central and Eastern European countries have a history of great powers divvying up their lands, first in 1938, in Munich with Adolf Hitler, and then in Yalta 1945, with Josef Stalin.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2025

“Joan,” a new play by Daniel Goldstein directed by David Ivers at South Coast Repertory, gives it a shot by divvying up the central role between two actors.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

They banged on maps of Africa, as if divvying up the continent to their liking.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Velia snatched it up and started sorting it, divvying it up between herself and Delia.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall