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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 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

"If we allow this to happen, no judge will be able to dispense justice," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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

In fact, he envisioned a prison system that would dispense with them altogether.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

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

Impersonating St. Nick, Taylor dispenses amusingly practical advice to children telling her what they want for Christmas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

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

Like the second theory, this one considers modern Japanese to be slightly modified Koreans but dispenses with the need for large-scale immigration.

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

Saum Poorsaleh, San Diego police public information officer, said his department had issued more than 50 citations at Sunset Cliffs and dispensed about 350 warnings, written and oral, since mid-June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Many interesting facts are dispensed in passing: During the summer in Texas, Mr. Smil informs us, an 800-square-foot swimming pool will lose about 185 gallons of water a day to evaporation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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

“You have tried to do too much in the past few days. The dinner was the last straw; you might have dispensed with it” “Yes,” she admitted; “it was stupid.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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

In a five-star review, the Guardian's Lucy Mangan, external said Lawson "moves through Bake Off dispensing words of wisdom, generous praise and gentle criticism".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

Companies across the corporate spectrum are dispensing with managers who oversee just a few employees in favor of larger teams with flatter management structures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

I returned to die dispensing window of the stand.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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