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distribution

[dis-truh-byoo-shuhn] / ˌdɪs trəˈbju ʃən /




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“The UPS Man” similarly explores radical innovations in the distribution ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ultimately, I leave you to decide whether this $90,000 distribution was fair because you’re the one who has to live with the court’s decision.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

As structured, the deal does not appear to require any public disclosures about pay or distribution of shares to executives.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Starting in 1990 as a transport company, Ravatomanga's Sodiat Group expanded into a sprawling conglomerate spanning automotive distribution, aviation, private security, media, construction, healthcare, real estate, hospitality, tourism and Madagascar's lucrative vanilla trade.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

I made sure that sick boys got medical attention and oversaw the distribution of food.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

The grandly named Anthropic Public Benefit Fund “might explore” donations to existing nonprofits, or “direct distributions to specific populations,” the company says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Once they get wind of your required minimum distributions in your early 70s, they will come knocking again.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

You pay taxes later when you take distributions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

That wouldn’t matter for retirees holding Treasurys inside a tax-deferred retirement account like an IRA, but any distributions would count as income.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The greater geographic fragmentation of the Americas compared with Eurasia is also reflected in distributions of languages.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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