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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

This handy online timer tool inspired by said technique will automatically mete out your work sprints and build in breaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025

Of course, she already knew much about oppression from Miss Asthma, a crone quick to mete out punishments like “one long supperless week” when Annie sticks up for herself.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

He went so far as to hope that human justice would mete out punishment unflinchingly.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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

"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

Cherifa, who is in her sixties, was one of about 10 Malian refugees who spoke to AFP from neighbouring Mauritania about the brutal violence meted out against civilians.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

Unified’s 74th Street Elementary School, said discipline should not be meted out with a “one-size-fits-all” approach.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

And what he had already meted out to Lovey, if he was not waiting on a reunion of the three runaways.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

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

Price, in a statement, said De León was not telling the truth — and that he had not been invited to the “now infamous meting that brought great humiliation to City Hall.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

Fortunately for our tale and its readers, Nemesis, in dealing out death and meting vengeance, has necessarily allied herself with Justice.

From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid