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They are assured they won’t need to remain in a game for as long as past pitchers who had to mete out velocity judiciously so they could finish nine innings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

California receives the vast bulk of its rain and snow between December and March, trapping the runoff in its reservoirs to mete out during the hot, dry seasons that follow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

They started to mete out desegregation orders with teeth, requiring busing if necessary.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

And yet Himes is able to garner sympathy and adulation for these two men who, within the world of Himes’s Harlem, try their best to mete out justice equally under an inherently unjust system.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

During one of my last visits to the reservation, in June 2015, I went to the Osage Nation Court, where, in many criminal cases, the Osage now mete out their own justice.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

He’s hardly able to parry the upbraiding meted out by Mr. Giamatti’s Jean, fastidiously dressed and radiating pompous self-satisfaction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Filmmaking has not been exempt from the disruption meted out onto the creative industries by AI's rapid development in recent years.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

"Work will continue to ensure there is clear deterrents in terms of the punishments meted out by the law," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

"Raging" Rangers interim manager Barry Ferguson has vowed to "make changes" for the final few matches of the Scottish Premiership season after Hibernian meted out a record-breaking fifth consecutive defeat at Ibrox.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025

He was aware of the other players around him, hel- meted and grotesque, creatures from an unknown world.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

In 2025, the university’s annual safety report noted 29 hazing reports on campus, at frats as well as other student groups, with Cornell meting out violations to 11 organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Such changes would go hand in hand with an overhaul of the department’s much-maligned disciplinary system, which has faced criticism from some corners for not meting out harsh enough punishments when officers shoot unarmed people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

Shew said he and other election officials will focus on meting out the state’s voting laws fairly and helping make sure the public understands them.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

“Drift” frames the source of Jacqueline’s psychological torment as a mystery, meting out cryptic flashbacks to the character’s back story in Liberia.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

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From The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes by Abraham Tomlinson