See dole out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2008 July 15, w:Matthew Yglesias, “Obama's Elitism Problem, Continued”, in The Atlantic:",
"text": "The McCains, by contrast, dole out such homespun wisdom as \"in Arizona, the only way to get around the state is by small private plane\" and understand that in this crazy modern world where the typical family owns eleven homes and spends hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on household staff, you can't possibly expect transportation alternatives to gain popularity.",
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"ref": "2009 January 25, Frank Rich, “No Time for Poetry”, in New York Times:",
"text": "Only then did we learn that he doled out billions in secret, last-minute bonuses to his staff last month, just before Bank of America took over and just before the government ponied up a second bailout to cover Merrill’s unexpected $15 billion fourth-quarter loss.",
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"text": "The animators, writers and Gilbert do a fantastic job of making Laura an eminently crush-worthy figure of adolescent yearning but the episode doles out scenes of her and Bart together sparingly.",
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"To distribute in apportioned amounts."
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"(idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts."
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
"word": "verdelen"
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
"word": "(gleichmäßig) austeilen"
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
"word": "分け与える"
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
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"sense": "to distribute in small quantities",
"word": "erogar"
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