dispensed
Americanadjective
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Actors’ health insurance plans are typically managed by performing arts unions rather than dispensed by a single corporate employer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
People in her village, Bakau Serip, were now depending on tanker trucks that dispensed "dirty, cloudy and smelly" water, she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
Daily Wire commentator Matt Walsh dispensed with subtlety altogether.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
That call dispensed with, I turn toward Miss Genovese again and hope that my face doesn’t reveal my deception.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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