handed out
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“I was so overwhelmed,” said Hirsch, who handed out samples to filmgoers after the movie ended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Since John D. Rockefeller handed out dimes, the world’s richest have given away their money in very different ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Members of Blur drank mulled wine, singer Myleene Klass handed out jelly babies, and the crowd waited for Beagle 2 to confirm it had landed safely.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
After the usual business of going through all the names of the children, Miss Honey handed out a brand-new exercise-book to each pupil.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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