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"ref": "2022 June 2, Anna Peele, “Inside ‘Love Island,’ From the Tragic Suicide Deaths to New Mental Health Protocols”, in Vanity Fair",
"text": "He was also under scrutiny for the time line on which he meted out relationship milestones, which conveniently aligned with the show’s narrative progression.",
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"To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out."
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "allouer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "verteilen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "austeilen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "zumessen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuire"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuir"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sahm dâdan",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "سهم دادن"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "baxš kardan",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "بخش کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "rozdzielać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razdavatʹ",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "раздавать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuir"
}
]
}
],
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"text": "He was also under scrutiny for the time line on which he meted out relationship milestones, which conveniently aligned with the show’s narrative progression.",
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "allouer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "verteilen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "austeilen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "zumessen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuire"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuir"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sahm dâdan",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "سهم دادن"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "baxš kardan",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "بخش کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "rozdzielać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razdavatʹ",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "раздавать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to distribute something in portions",
"word": "distribuir"
}
],
"word": "mete out"
}
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