allot
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The ladies agree to allot 20 minutes to grousing about their aches and pains, and then they have to move on to some appointed discussion topic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Passive indexes that allot the greatest influence to the biggest companies do nothing to aid in capital allocation for the broader economy, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
On Tuesday, Drakeford will allot money for government departments for 2026-27.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
Facials are amazing, if your budget and time allot for it, but it’s not the most important part of the equation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
He doesn’t allot quality time to his relatives either. absence.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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But the equal-weighted version of the index allots an equal weighting to each stock in the index, making it a better gauge of how the average S&P 500 stock is doing.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
I opted for a $100 annual plan that allots me two terabytes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
When you watch the film, you’ll see how selfish the Denzel character is in his space, even how he allots himself an hour of practice, no distractions, every day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
You have to book time there, even if you’re a hotel guest, as the hotel allots some spots to the public.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
Much that he says even in the brief space of six or eight pages which he allots to Crabbe is unjust; much is explicably, and not too creditably, unjust.
From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by Saintsbury, George
That’s mainly due to the NBA’s rising salary cap, the allotted fund used to pay players on each team, which was $70 million 10 years ago and is now $165 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
In her return to Golden State, Sparks development player Kate Martin was the lone player with a positive plus/minus at plus-five in the ninth of her 12 allotted games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
It reads: "Many candidates who had demonstrated strong mathematical ability throughout their studies found themselves unable to complete substantial sections of the paper within the allotted time."
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
I was taking double the oranges I was allotted at each snack station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
They say little in the hours allotted them.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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States including New York and West Virginia are also allotting emergency funds to support food banks and other meal distribution efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Industry veterans say most major hotels around Los Angeles have probably already made deals allotting blocks of 2028 rooms to organizers of the Games or independent tour operators like Roadtrips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
The Senate has proposed allotting $12 million in its capital budget to the facility.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
The deal also gives three expired 2017 tax breaks for businesses new legs, allotting $33 billion to benefits related to research and experimental costs, interest deduction, small-business expensing and bonus depreciation.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2024
After some prodding by Dad, the motion on allotting work finally was introduced and passed.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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