dispensed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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They also contended peptides would be more safely dispensed by regulated compounders than on the gray market — the argument now being made by the Alliance for Compounding Pharmacies.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
"But we won't know that until we've dispensed several hundred boxes to our patients."
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Life-changing platitudes are dispensed like breath mints: “All you are given is the attempt. You aren’t entitled to the top.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
The promise of “New Year, New You,” meanwhile, is no longer dispensed annually but instead refreshed daily.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
The investigation revealed that the task force seized large amounts of money, but also small amounts, and then dispensed it freely, unconstrained by reporting requirements or the task force’s mission.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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