The phrase "a document distributed by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the source or origin of a document that has been shared or disseminated.
Example: "The report is a document distributed by the research department to all staff members."
Alternatives: "a paper issued by" or "a file circulated by".
The new organizations have not used Acorn money, according to an internal document distributed by Acorn and obtained by The Times.
A recent "conditions document" distributed by the State Department to NGOs that accept American funding for their work in Somalia offers the closest glimpse of the way the changes in rules are playing out.
The document, distributed by a former Labour councillor, claimed that it was easy for certain councillors to win because they can count on "the white folk not voting".
The administration's wish list includes the funding of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a crackdown on the influx of Central American minors and curbs on federal grants to "sanctuary cities," according to a document distributed to Congress and obtained by The Washington Post.
It is printed on the Stanford University ID card and on documents distributed by the Office of the University Registrar and other administrative offices.
Beyond those exhortations to greatness, however, Mr. Bush talked little about the proposals he was making, which were spelled out instead in documents distributed by his aides.
It is a confidential document distributed to member states but it is traditionally leaked within seconds.
Doubts have emerged about the authenticity of at least one document distributed to reporters by Mr. Zeltser and his associates -- an internal World Bank memo that suggested that an official at the bank was conspiring with a Bank of New York client to trade illegally on inside information.
An internal Apple document distributed to Apple Authorized Service Providers and obtained by MacGénération and MacRumors confirms that there's a membrane under the keyboard to "prevent debris from entering the butterfly mechanism".
Questionnaires and supporting documents were distributed by post to each of these, in a parcel that also contained information about the study and its objective, the informed-consent form to be signed, instructions on how to complete the questionnaire and a prepaid envelope addressed to ASL for returning the documents.
