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dispense

[dih-spens] / dɪˈspɛns /




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That allowed him to dispense of any concerns that he was wearing on someone’s patience.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

One of the FDA’s concerns is that the agency doesn’t have any information about the containers that would be used by compounding pharmacies to dispense the medication.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

In February, Monsanto proposed another multi-billion dollar class settlement to dispense with claims that Roundup causes cancer.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

And he wouldn't argue with the fact that it is far easier to console and dispense advice to virtual children - and yet he finds some comfort in the trend.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

A deal of people, Miss, are for trusting all to Providence; but I say Providence will not dispense with the means, though He often blesses them when they are used discreetly.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Unfazed, the pickle serenely dispenses its koan-like musings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Azerbaijan's singer Jiva is much more ruthless as she dispenses with a lover on the cinematic ballad Just Go.

From BBC May 8, 2026

She also conducts research for patients—from cancer treatment to skin care—and dispenses advice that other doctors might not; a patient recently texted to ask if the foundation makeup she was considering was “clean beauty.”

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

Adams said he dispenses advice to Nacua when appropriate.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2025

But the machine in the corridor dispenses only coffee, tepid at best, in paper cups.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

So-called small molecules, which are typically pills dispensed by pharmacies, have generics that are much cheaper in the U.S. than abroad because of the intense price competition that patent expiration unleashes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

As the show’s host, Queen Latifah dispensed uplifting thoughts about American idealism throughout the evening but also got a slot of her own to do her classic “U.N.I.T.Y.” with help from a rambunctious drum line.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

Taylor also dispensed with tradition by not having any bridesmaids, while Travis similarly did not have groomsmen, her spokeswoman said.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Daily Wire commentator Matt Walsh dispensed with subtlety altogether.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

On a pole beside the pool was a vending machine that, for a dime, dispensed small packets of fish food for tourists to feed the lunkers.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

In response, local authorities started dispensing fuel straight from road tankers which keep changing their location to minimise the chances of being hit.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Some imagine the ICC to be a judicial superhero, dispensing justice to arch villains around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Warsh hinted at a blizzard of changes ahead, but the biggest arguably may be dispensing with consideration of the markets’ reaction to the Fed’s words.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration is conducting its own review of the abortion pills and its regulations for dispensing medication.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

“I trained him as my assistant in the business of concocting and dispensing noise,” finished the doctor, mopping his brow with a handkerchief.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster




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