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dispense

[dih-spens] / dɪˈspɛns /




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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 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

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

From Salon ● May 13, 2026

The willingness of a Wall Street investment bank to pay me hundreds of thousands of dollars to dispense investment advice to grown-ups remains a mystery to me to this day.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

This streamlined version—co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist and popular-science author—retains explanations of vital topics, such as the curvature of spacetime and Einstein’s theory of relativity, but dispenses with the drier sections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

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

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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

Musically mixing East and West dispenses with regulations when crossing borders and becomes an an act of individuality and often resistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

Neither do the ads for an electronic device that dispenses lindane fumes — we are told that it is safe and odorless.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The rate at which available biosimilars are actually dispensed to patients over brand-name counterparts fell to 23% in 2025, down from about 40% in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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

Daily Wire commentator Matt Walsh dispensed with subtlety altogether.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

Around 1485, Leonardo da Vinci had sketched a firing mechanism that dispensed with the need for a burning match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

After my grandparents gave their daughter away to her husband’s family, they had dispensed all the adventure and all the property.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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

It would be one thing if Macklemore’s comments in New Jersey truly resembled the hate speech that Kraft accused him of dispensing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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

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

The larder mistress brought her tray of loaves and savories, dispensing each.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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