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dispense

[dih-spens] / dɪˈspɛns /




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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

After leaving Westminster, Burnham similarly began to dispense with ties and jackets.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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

Research shows that it is safe to dispense without an in-person visit.

From Salon ● May 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

His title, “Enemy of the People,” dispenses with the indefinite article — a decision he chalked up to “Chekhovian impulses.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Days before the official opening, the international jury who dispenses prizes resigned en masse, forcing organizers to reconfigure its Golden Lion prize from one decided by a jury to one decided by the public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The NHS pays pharmacies a fixed price for each medicine it dispenses.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

In other places, the document dispenses with ambiguity altogether.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 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

To Madame Ratignolle he said the music dispensed at her soirées was too “heavy,” too far beyond his untrained comprehension.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

In addition to the payment, CVS entered a memorandum of agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration to address future obligations in dispensing controlled substances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Long before Oz entered politics, for example, he’d been discredited for dispensing a vast array of scientifically unsound medical advice on “The Dr. Oz Show,” which Winfrey’s Harpo Productions co-produced.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Matthews said until the Blythe prison site’s infrastructure is separated from neighboring Ironwood State Prison and its bond obligations are resolved, the property can’t move through the state’s process for dispensing with surplus property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

At a centre called "Sniffspace", dogs test human samples on platforms equipped with automatic feeders dispensing dog treats.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Today, Hasina was dispensing advice on how to fend off unattractive suitors.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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