as in to ration (out)
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dole out
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Since Lover, Swift has come and gone with relative ease, doling out generous portions of concerts and documentaries and behind-the-scenes looks and then going away for months at a time.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Businesses have doled out as much as $4 million for last-minute plans to move boats through the Panama Canal in recent weeks, the Panama Canal Authority says, as the Iran war’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz generates a seismic shift in global trade flows.—
Alma Solís,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Portion (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portion%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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