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dole

[dohl] / doʊl /


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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

Companies with excess cash can do things like hoard it, dole much of it out through shareholder returns, make acquisitions or invest in the business through areas like research and development.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

In the suit, Kwatra says managers had authorized him to dole out extra gift cards to clients as an incentive to keep their business.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

Mam tells Dad, These children need some nourishment and you have money left from the dole this morning.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

He asserted that the government doles out “hundreds of billions of dollars, under the act. ... They take our money, and they don’t spend it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

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

For instance, the U.S Olympic and Paralympic Committee runs “Project Gold,” which doles out $37,500 for gold, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze.

From Seattle Times Apr. 16, 2024

Another was to the formula that doles out federal aid, which was made in part to offer more help to lower-income students.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 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

Her office has doled out a total of $5.4 million in funds to help provide relief to hundreds of small businesses in hot spots impacted by raids.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

What’s left over will be doled out to individual investors.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

Previously, the consequence was only doled out when people with such debt sought to renew their passports.

From BBC May 7, 2026

Those growers are still waiting to receive their payments, with the final filing day pushed back to April 24, and no clear framework in place for how the payments will be doled out.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2026

He and Luxa opened up the packs and doled out food.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Only this time, the country that defined Messi’s club career over two decades at FC Barcelona, was the one doling out the punishment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 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

It urged Congress to block the fund from doling out any payments.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

UCLA’s social media accounts highlighted Chesney’s efforts all offseason to preach personal accountability and serving others, doling out a mix of John Wooden and Ted Lasso life lessons.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2026

Finn watched Darla dance from one customer to the next, doling out food and drinks and extra ketchup.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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