given out

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It’s the second such grant given out to nuclear players.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Juice shots were being given out, in tiny 1.5-ounce bottles.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Souvenir tickets given out at Cruz Beckham's gig in the Welsh capital said it was being staged in Cardiff, England, rather than in Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

It is believed only around 40 were ever printed, and they were given out as prizes for an illustration contest in the late 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Her back has long since given out but she’s leaving now because she’s scheduled for knee surgery in a couple of weeks, the result, she says, of too much floor scrubbing.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich