quota
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Citizenship and Immigration Services employees had been tasked with quickly reviewing the voter information of thousands of people in search of suspected noncitizen voters, and were given a quota of investigating 40 subjects per day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
A new Fifa quota stating women's teams must have a female head coach or assistant has also helped redress the balance in top-level football.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
It will also increase the relending quota for agriculture and small businesses by 500 billion yuan to 4.85 trillion yuan, including a 300 billion yuan increase in the quota for private companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The fuel price hikes and quota cuts have triggered protests and strikes by Iranian truck, taxi and ride-share drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I would first take on the concept of a quota.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Naung Yoe, meanwhile, told the BBC that "these practices are escalating due to increasing difficulties in meeting monthly recruitment quotas and the lucrative financial profits made from recruit trading at the ground level".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The report credits its recent recovery to a concerted international effort that included reducing catch quotas, size limits and protection of spawning grounds, which was backed by campaigns from consumers, chefs and retailers.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Beijing has said it firmly opposes import quotas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Refineries have to blend increasing amounts of biofuels into products or buy regulatory credits to comply with quotas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
If I do not exceed my quotas, I will be grateful and glad to keep on working until I do.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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