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redistribute

[ree-di-strib-yoot] / ˌri dɪˈstrɪb jut /


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For the projects to meaningfully lower bills or boost investment in clean energy, the government would have to introduce specific mechanisms to redistribute some of the revenues generated, Rutter explained.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

They are active systems that can redistribute material throughout their surroundings by drawing gas inward and then returning a substantial portion through jets and winds.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Launching his Labour leadership bid in a speech on Monday, Burnham said he wanted to redistribute power across the UK to "drive good growth in every postcode".

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

The office has an uncertain future because Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing a proposal to reimagine the office and redistribute some of its duties.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Back in the 1980s, the original stated purpose of the mortgage-backed bond had been to redistribute the risk associated with home mortgage lending.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Another potential catalyst: SK Hynix redistributes 10% of its operating profit in employee bonuses—a practice Samsung is also beginning to adopt.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

Squeezing redistributes this uncertainty by making one property more precise while increasing uncertainty in the other.

From Science Daily May 1, 2026

It collects and redistributes craft supplies for children, it gives out donated toys at Christmas, it opens up to offer a coffee and a chat and it helps mothers connect with each other.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2025

“There is complexity here. And this is because each time you have an earthquake, it redistributes the stress on the fault, which is going to influence the next earthquake,” Avouac said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2025

Its shape changes utterly as the weight redistributes.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

However, Adam, from the IFS, argues that whether or not money would be redistributed from London and the South East depends on whether the government changes the central grants it gives to local authorities.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

During the Progressive Era, when party machine politics dominated, judicial elections were put forward as a reform to promote democratic accountability because they broke up concentrations of power and redistributed it to the people.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

Petno helped put an end to its stand-alone mergers and acquisitions department and redistributed that team across the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Deliev added that European Union aid redistributed by local authorities is destined largely for grain farms geared toward exports, which hurts livestock farmers.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The chief’s hut looked like any other hut, there were no bureaucrats or public works, the chief redistributed most goods he received back to the commoners, and land was controlled by the community.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Most people hear the question and assume I’m headed toward taxes, universal basic income or some other scheme for redistributing AI’s gains.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

She has said Wildberries was "focused on redistributing" across its warehouses and "ensuring the financial stability of our partners."

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

I’m worried I may not be diversified enough and may fare better selling and redistributing into less risky index funds.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

Holocaust Memorial Museum describes the program as a coordinated effort to strip communities of cultural identity while redistributing art through state and black-market channels.

From Salon May 9, 2026

In particular, a tribal big-man’s role in dividing the meat of pigs slaughtered for feasts points to the role of chiefs in collecting and redistributing food and goods—now reconstrued as tribute—in chiefdoms.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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