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allocate

[al-uh-kayt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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When asked what she would say to investors worried about bond-market volatility, Driscoll said to “understand your time horizon” and added: “Really being consistent in how you allocate and taking a long-term view is important.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

It also would authorize the state to enter a partnership with an immunology and immunotherapy research institute selected by the California Department of Public Health and allocate half of the bond revenue to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That granular data allows decisionmakers to allocate resources and target outreach to the areas with the highest need.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“As we think about technology across all of our portfolios…one of the things that really stand out for us is how we allocate tokens and budgets to each of those strategies,” Swarup said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Nor would he allocate good land to one man every year and bad land to another; rather, he would share these good things amongst all the people who lived over in that place.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith

Ireland allocates 0.2% of its GDP for defense, the lowest proportion of any EU member state even after raising military spending by more than 40% in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The sample budget that includes saving for retirement allocates 22% of gross income for housing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The program allocates $750 million annually in film and TV tax breaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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

Sometimes it fixes prices, allocates the surplus or distributes the loss.

From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann

The contract was put on hold following questions raised in Congress, amid a review of federal funds allocated for this purpose.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The fourth spot is allocated via a play-off between the winners of the remaining two leagues.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Whether their money is being appropriately allocated is another question, according to Colas.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

By comparison, Spain has allocated less than $230 million over the past decade for its Campo de Gibraltar security plan, launched to dismantle criminal networks in the south of Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He began lobbying officials there to include the various second-line antibiotics on their list of “essential drugs”—a list that the ministries followed and allocated money for in their budgets.

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

The motion calls for allocating millions of dollars annually to fully fund nine county-run self-help legal centers that assist people navigating the restraining order process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Before allocating any cash to pop-culture prediction markets or other event contracts, you need to make sure your finances are in order — and that you only play with money you’re comfortable putting at risk.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

As part of its digital infrastructure build-out in the country, Google said it is also allocating funds to new energy capacity, grid enhancements and energy affordability initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

On Monday, Reform announced similar plans to prioritise British-born workers under 35 when allocating social housing if it were to enter government.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Clearly allocating a specific day for rest during the week wasn’t such a bad idea.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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