disburse
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The New York Times published a story saying the program “struggled at nearly every turn to disburse badly needed relief funds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
"The Commission may not disburse EU funds to a member state until the required legislative reforms are in force and are effectively being applied," a court statement said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
How should citizens protesting be informed that an escalation of force is occurring so they can disburse before it’s too late?
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2025
The county sent a cease-and-desist letter warning the foundation to stop using the county logo, then sued in February, arguing that the foundation was poised to disburse $3 million meant for firefighters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024
Mom and Dad took Laleh trick-or-treating, while I was assigned to monitor the house and disburse candy as necessary.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Since 2021, the organization has received at least $25 million in grants from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which disburses city, county and federal funds to address the region’s homelessness problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
There has also been unease at a six-percent reduction in the budget for the development department, which disburses aid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Gator Collective is an independent fundraising arm that disburses money to student-athletes in all sports.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
The government has said it would raise teachers' wages once the European Commission disburses EU recovery funding, with pay hikes coming over a period of 3 years.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2022
The Deb Zimpun, the official sent into our territory every year to receive it, now hands it over to the Maharajah, who disburses it.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
From 2020, during Trump’s first term and the Biden administration, the U.S. pledged roughly $24 million across three tranches to development projects in Greenland, not all of which has been disbursed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The human rights leader said she felt safe in Berlin, despite being distanced from friends and home and her family, which she said was now disbursed over eight countries.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Since 2018, the panel has also disbursed more than $1 billion in election security grants, according to a report by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Under the legislation, the Repayment Assistance Program will become the default income-driven plan for loans disbursed after July 1, 2026, and existing borrowers must switch to the program by 2028.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
Our raid is applauded as a success; the choicest of the meats have already been disbursed among the galleys of the wealthiest among His Lordship’s supporters.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
The World Bank said Friday it was disbursing $200 million in emergency funds for the disaster response, as well as a mechanism to assess economic losses to help "prioritize aid and reconstruction efforts."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
FedEx said it would start disbursing its $800 million in refunds to shippers and consumers in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It received a lifeline in April 2025, when the county announced that it would be disbursing the hospital $3 million collected via Measure B, which brought in about $427 million in fiscal year 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The temporary restraining order blocks Musk’s fresh-faced lackeys from accessing the payment systems responsible for disbursing federal paychecks, Social Security and Medicare benefits, and tax refunds.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2025
Seventh.—To make requisition on the Secretary of War for funds needed from time to time in the proper prosecution of the work, and to designate the disbursing officers authorized to receipt for the same.
From The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise by J. Saxon Mills
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