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redistributed

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[ree-di-stri-byoot-id] / ˌri dɪˈstrɪ byut ɪd /

adjective

  1. having been distributed again or in a different way.


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“They are targeting parts of the economy that are outward facing, that are bringing in foreign exchange which could be redistributed and directed at basic needs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

During this transformation, clusters of mtDNA are separated and redistributed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Companies, particularly in the arms sector, will "within a year have enormous sums of money at their disposal that will be redistributed," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Capital is not rushing back — it is being redistributed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

The chief’s hut looked like any other hut, there were no bureaucrats or public works, the chief redistributed most goods he received back to the commoners, and land was controlled by the community.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond