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
How many shares they get to dole out will depend on how much is snapped up first by institutional investors and the ultrarich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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
He loved archery, considering it a lost art, and would make his own bows that he would dole out as gifts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
She’s told that if her son is bringing in a pound a week that’s more than some families get on the dole and she should be grateful he has a job.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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Business leaders are nervous about the vacancy, as the EDC historically doles out land, tax breaks, and financing for developments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The wiry Boon doles out his brash character’s reserves of vulnerability to stunning effect — Tommy is a difficult part and Boon knows how to make it revealing and suspenseful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Audience members are naturally Bacharach fans, and the show, which runs about two hours with an intermission, doles out the great hits lavishly, beginning with all three singers performing “Always Something There to Remind Me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 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
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 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
Burchett added that the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority was “ripe for corruption and financial mismanagement,” and raised concerns about contracts that have been doled out to nonprofits in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
But U.S. content makers seem much more interested in true crime, rather than the scripted version, unless the latter is doled out in epic proportions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
On a corner, a charity-operated food truck doled out lunches to a long, shuffling line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
It seems the fats and oils aren’t being doled out fairly, and Mother’s going to have to put a stop to it.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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There are about 276.8 million adults aged 18 and over in the United States in 2026, and doling out $5,000 to each would come to $1.384 trillion.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
He said markets were responding to the economy rather than to the Fed, which was evidence that his pullback from doling out guidance was working.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Arcuri expects that spending to grow to $10 billion in 2028, which could put the Terafab on the path to doling out more than $50 billion a year for wafer-fab equipment by 2030 or 2031.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The Graybills are among a growing rank of parents who are forgoing inheritances in favor of doling out money to family while they are still alive to see it do some good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
And there were plenty of private videos uploaded to the Thunderhead, showing Goddard and his disciples doling out immunity like bread to the poor.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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