handed out
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A year's worth of government grants, more than £250m, was handed out in under six hours in an online scramble "reminiscent of Glastonbury ticket sales", as Wiltshire farmer Tom Collins put it.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The first Emmy Awards were handed out in 1949.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The NFL Referees Assn. says the suspensions handed out by the league to two game officials this week went too far and that it will attempt to get them reduced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
At BGC’s dinner event, elegant women in bright-red pencil dresses handed out drinks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Mr. Lemoncello handed out thirty-three full college scholarships before switching off the giant swirling flashlight.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
