dole
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Billed as "a podcast for people who don't get out much and can't handle it when they do", the show sees Nighy dole out wry advice to listeners, and muse about life, music and books.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The other Dominican pitchers on the team, Walbert Ureña and José Fermin, speak of Soriano as if he were their older brother, happy to dole out advice on an array of subjects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
His support didn’t stop once he was in the chamber, as he continued to dole out major donations to a wide range of conservative lawmakers.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
While many hyperscalers are cutting down their stock-buyback activity in the wake of heightened AI spending, Nvidia is on the receiving end of those AI dollars and could dole some more out to shareholders.
From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026
A man on the dole must be ready in case another man on the dole brings up Hitler or Mussolini or the terrible state of the Chinese millions.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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My advice, as a marital and family therapist with almost 20 years’ experience, is that if your therapist freely doles out advice: Find a new therapist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
It doles out city-owned land, tax breaks and financing subsidies for big developments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
I personally believe in the concept called karma, but not in the sense that the universe is a giant calculator that doles out ultimate judgment for good and bad behavior.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
Jean-Baptiste plays a woman who doles out misery and also, crucially, internalizes it, giving the character a humanity and sadness that’s absolutely transcendent.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Her duties, as far as I can see, consist of keeping track of orders, handing out assignments to Fanny, who then doles them out to us, and collecting the finished garments.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, for example, has doled out billions of dollars since 2021 to local nonprofits trying to house people, including at least $25 million to the 1736 FCC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The vast majority of awards were doled out offstage during an evening far better known for its performances and stage antics than its prizes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
We reviewed hours of financial advice being doled out on TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Colorado doled out $4.7 million in taxpayer funding to a marketing firm, Amélie Co., to tell teenagers about the program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
He doled out a constant stream of advice and counsel, all the time recording his findings in thick red volumes entitled Genetic Studies of Genius.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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“We got a million of these,” he said after doling out a few verses of “On to the Next One” — not bragging so much as explaining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
The other main reason that SpaceX’s cloud targets matter is the sheer amount of money that the company is doling out in pursuit of its ambitions here.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
There are about 276.8 million adults aged 18 and over in the United States, according to Congressional Budget Office data, and doling out $5,000 to each would come to $1.384 trillion.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
U.S. startups have drawn the most private capital; China is doling out government funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It won’t be long now, says Cora, doling out my monthly stack of sanitary napkins.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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