dole
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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
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
He can dole out favors, such as access to a vacation beach house or the green light to open a nightclub, relatives said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Later, Dad goes to the Labour Exchange for the dole.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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It doles out city-owned land, tax breaks and financing subsidies for big 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
The Department of Housing and Urban Development doles out some $60 billion each year to states and localities to subsidize rent for low-income households.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Injuries are often taken into consideration when the NHL’s Department of Player Safety doles out punishments.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 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 spending plan, set to be doled out during the 2026 fiscal year, is the largest allocation of Measure ULA funds so far — roughly 28% higher than last year’s budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
What’s left over will be doled out to individual investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
But to determine a mother-worthy performance, one must first understand how the title was originally doled out.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Previously, the consequence was only doled out when people with such debt sought to renew their passports.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
She doled out sloppy cheek kiss-kisses to Sierra and María, and then settled into a chair at the table.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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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
It urged Congress to block the fund from doling out any payments.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
OpenAI offers yearly salaries that top $500,000 for some technical roles, according to its website, and is doling out far more stock-based compensation than other tech companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
No more doling out eggs as if they were pearls!
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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