1
as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
distribute the assignments according to seniority
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2
as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
committed to distributing the school's limited scholarship money so that it benefits more students
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as in to dispense
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of distribute
However, the bank did not assign a rating or price target given its policy that a biotech company must first have a product that has passed a Phase 2 clinical trial or a license to distribute after that stage.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
The costs of freer trade, immigration, and capital mobility have been unevenly distributed.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Juana is currently distributed through more than 100 clinics in the UAE and readying a global expansion into premium retail.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
The food bank will help distribute 270,000 eggs to support families affected by the wildfires; another 54,000 eggs will go to Gather For Good, which works with restaurant owners, chefs, farmers and others in the service industry to prepare meals for first responders and others across the LA area.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
The costs of freer trade, immigration, and capital mobility have been unevenly distributed.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Juana is currently distributed through more than 100 clinics in the UAE and readying a global expansion into premium retail.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
The food bank will help distribute 270,000 eggs to support families affected by the wildfires; another 54,000 eggs will go to Gather For Good, which works with restaurant owners, chefs, farmers and others in the service industry to prepare meals for first responders and others across the LA area.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Previous assessments already painted a grim picture, with a third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras classified as threatened with extinction.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The United States classified Hezbollah as a terror organization after the 1983 bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2025
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Priorities, Politics And The MBA The question is whether the FT rankings criteria and relative weight allotted to those criteria—by applicants or by the FT—may change in light of shifting interests.—
Dr. Marlena Corcoran,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In Nigeria, the president convened an emergency cabinet committee to make a plan for the budget shortfall, and Parliament allotted an extra $200 million to the national budget last week.—
Stephanie Nolen,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The vice president also spoke at the end of the first month of Mr. Trump’s second administration, a period in which the president has issued executive orders at a dizzying speed, often dispensing with longstanding norms of American government.—
Michael Gold,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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And to dispense to you, that means the pharmacy needs to be licensed in your state, too – not just the one where it's located.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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Respect has been earned and appreciated at Ontario Christian (26-1), ranked No. 1 in California and on a path toward becoming the Inland Empire’s girls’ version of the Chino Hills teams from the Ball brothers’ days nearly 10 years ago.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Factoring in players who have taken at least 100 midrange shots this season, Bridges ranks fifth at 48.4 percent.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Parks & Rec is requesting two new employees — a biologist and a mapping analyst — to help prevent environmental damage and to track brush management work that has been assigned and completed.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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And firefighters not assigned to the additional engines would have been available for other tasks.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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All three refused to provide identification or sign arrest paperwork, and were identified only after their pictures were shown to an FBI agent, police said.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The bond can provide up to half the costs of projects, which are designed to store more water in wet years to offset shortages in cities and farms during droughts.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, distinguished as the richest person in the world, has been especially controversial since Trump's inauguration.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The war in Gaza has resulted in more than 48,000 Palestinian deaths, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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While side hustles are a major way children are saving up money, many are also allocating their allowances to their savings — especially when considering that 62 percent of 6-year-olds receive an allowance and 80 percent of children receive one by the age of 14.—
Kanika Talwar,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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Of those, more than a third were allocated out of sequence, meaning they should have been offered to candidates higher on a waiting list.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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