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had been doling
  • past perfect progressive of dole.

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Palmstruch had been doling out so many paper bills, that their collective value soon exceeded the amount of metal on reserve.

From Forbes • Jun. 15, 2015

Then in 1955 Chicago housewife Eppie Lederer took over the syndicated Ann Landers column from a recently deceased nurse who had been doling out tabloid therapy under that pseudonym.

From Time Magazine Archive

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