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handout

[hand-out] / ˈhændˌaʊt /


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The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, a Covid-era handout pitched as a way to support theaters and music halls, reported $10 billion in improper payments, nearly 70% of all spending in the program.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

And while a government cash handout expected on Wednesday -- the first for embattled jeepney drivers -- would be welcome, "5,000 pesos … won't carry you that far," Helera said.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

Except most of us aren’t in line for this handout.

From MarketWatch Feb. 13, 2026

They were queuing to register at a centre for the displaced, offered a small handout of cash, food and toiletries by volunteers.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Then there was a handout about class procedures.

From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements

You are the one who stuck to her original career plan, built her own future independently, did not give up a six-figure job to follow your heart or ask family members for handouts or loans.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

He said the country's businesses had a "parent-child mentality" with the central government and relied too often on handouts.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Seoul has offered cash handouts, childcare support and infertility treatment aid to address the issue.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

A mix of government pensions, food handouts and subsidized housing provides an ever-more tattered safety net.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

One day, after accepting another of Mwase’s handouts, the Ngoni chiefs sat down and said, “How can we always have this kind of food?”

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba




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