allocation
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A 10% combined allocation to gold and silver is insurance, not speculation.
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
None had their complete allocation of walls and ceilings.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing allocation
Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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