- past participle of distribute.
- past tense form of distribute.
distributed
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Hundreds of haze shelters have been set up across the island, and masks are being distributed to children, the elderly and other vulnerable residents.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Early in Russia’s 2022 invasion, Velicovich headed to Lviv, in western Ukraine, where he distributed first-aid kits to soldiers along with sushi restaurateur Michael Sinensky and businessman Roman Vintfeld, who were there through a charity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
California’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project offers point-of-sale discounts on zero-emission trucks and buses and has distributed $1 billion so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Today's standard cosmological framework builds on the Friedmann universe, a mathematical description in which space expands while matter remains evenly distributed across the cosmos at any given moment.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
He had more pictures of Ahmad than he did of himself—it was almost comical how many photos his brother took and kept and distributed to family members.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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