allocation

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Get some real asset exposure: A 5% to 10% allocation to commodities offsets the food and energy inflation pipeline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

In the original resolution, the shareholders called on BP to take a tighter approach to capital expenditure and to offer disclosure that showed how investment decisions promoted disciplined allocation of capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

That’s a small fraction of what’s needed, MSF said in its letter, given that “this allocation is capped, demand far exceeds supply, and every dose directed to MSF is a dose unavailable to another program.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Liverpool's precise final position will decide the Premier League's total European allocation.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

However, World Bank members, who came from many countries to meet in Moscow, were divided about the allocation.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French