distribute
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That may include user-run blogs that could be used to spread computer viruses, spam people or distribute malicious content.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
But later an organiser said the decision to distribute free tickets was still under review and had not been approved.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Why distribute and disinfect pagers when customers already had phones in their pockets?
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Caltrans is also working with the Los Angeles Unified School District to distribute air filters to schools in the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Wilfrido Pipo won’t let us distribute flyers at his festival,” Brian said, throwing himself onto one of the lounge chairs in the greeting area.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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Rende's company in North Jackson, Ohio, makes and distributes aluminum building products used in fixtures like fences.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
To juice demand, the company distributes free bats, as well as other gear, to select travel players—known as the Rawlings Army and the Easton Army—as young as 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
But he is also outstanding with the ball because he distributes it quickly and always chooses the right route.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
A special-needs trust or spendthrift trust distributes funds based on need.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
He handed something to me—handed it to me as impersonally as the average waiter distributes menus.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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They were “disseminated through numerous public channels, including Facebook’s own platform and Newsroom, earnings calls, nationally distributed television interviews, nationally distributed print and online media interviews, and public conferences.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
I was able to replenish the funds distributed from my retirement plan on a pretax basis, in addition to making my regular contributions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Much of the food, including fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy products, is distributed to charities and community groups.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Growth across the globe is distributed unevenly,” said German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
By Saturday morning, the new script had been mimeographed and distributed to the cast and technical staff.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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It added that it may explore donating to nonprofits or directly distributing funds to “specific populations.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
In Long Beach, where waves slammed into the seawall and homes, crews have been reinforcing portions of the boardwalk and are distributing sandbags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
"That is materially different from distributing critical literature outside the headquarters of a public broadcaster."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The FDA warned the company four times in 2025 to stop marketing and distributing its device prior to authorization, and then pointed out that it hadn’t complied with those requests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Small-time, big-time, the Sands, the Stardust—he meant to hit them all, distributing en route “a bundle of confetti.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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