allocate
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There was, however, a bit of good news this summer when Stellantis decided to allocate production of the next-generation Opel Astra and DS4 to Ruesselsheim, securing the plant's operations beyond 2029.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
“We are being disciplined in how we allocate our scarce cloud capacity,” Agrawal says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
But it also prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers this summer to allocate $40 million to help counties speed up the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
But he conceded that funding new announcements ahead of his first Budget, where big tax decisions are made, would require ministers to be "prepared to reprioritise" how they allocate their budgets.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“We have the ability to allocate the job to the person who knows the area best.”
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to hire a consultant to reevaluate how the county allocates Measure B funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
They include the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, the growth in commercial and broadcast revenue Fifa has overseen, and a programme which allocates millions in funding directly to member countries every year.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
This framework allocates 50% of your income to needs, like housing; 30% to wants, like vacations and streaming services; and 20% to savings and debt repayment, including retirement contributions and emergency funds.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
“These costs are socialized in Texas, and the current method allocates a relatively large share to residential ratepayers,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
This central authority also allocates paper quotas, determines the number of books to be printed, and sets the prices at which all publications are to be sold.
From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier
Spending four formative years in a community where hundreds of services are collectively financed and individually consumed can shape assumptions about how institutions function and how resources should be allocated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
However, unlike the index, it can be as much as 15% allocated to stocks in emerging markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Congress had previously allocated another $20 million for the cameras.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The remaining amount is allocated across programs for "awareness and prevention," "screening and assessment," "referral, linkage, and coordination," implementation and evaluation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Every family in the township was allocated a piece of land by the government.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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And it’s also true that a higher correlation does reduce the diversification benefits of allocating a portion of an erstwhile all-stock portfolio to bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Newsom signed Senate Bill 168 into law this month allocating $135 million for the MyFirstEV program; the funding will be matched by 13 major automakers combined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Moderately conservative” typically means allocating approximately 40% to stocks, 50% to bonds and 10% to cash or cash-equivalent investments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Stock markets perform an essential task in modern economies by allocating capital where it’s needed, and reducing it where it isn’t.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The underlying reason why this transition was piecemeal is that food production systems evolved as a result of the accumulation of many separate decisions about allocating time and effort.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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