allocate
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That granular data allows decisionmakers to allocate resources and target outreach to the areas with the highest need.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
They allocate about $80,000 for taxes and $40,000 for travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"In light of the situation the force has faced, we will allocate an additional £2m to Cleveland Police to tackle serious crime in the area," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
That means you’d need to allocate about $11 a day to pay off your credit card.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The financial markets paid a lot of people extremely well for narrow expertise and a few people, poorly, for the big, global views you needed to have if you were to allocate capital across markets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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France's online platform that allocates places in higher education, Parcoursup, is another sore point.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The sample budget that includes saving for retirement allocates 22% of gross income for housing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Aggregate data can help identify broad trends and inform how the commission allocates its enforcement resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
The more commodified and restricted our access to information, the less efficient the operation of the market, the more poorly it allocates resources in our society.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle
Less than two years later, he sent a note to one of his teams saying that Google had cut what was allocated to them in favor of another project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Some visitors have been spending longer than their allocated 40-minute slot viewing the tapestry, meaning others have to move through more quickly, he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Whether their money is being appropriately allocated is another question, according to Colas.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Not all the money from last year was allocated; roughly $30 million is being rolled over into the new funding round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
"We allocated one hundred grams for luxury items. There are some handwritten letters from Mark's family, a note from the President, and a USB drive filled with music from all ages."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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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
Unhappy with the US-government run September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Charles successfully pressured the authorities into allocating funds more fairly and to more people.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Even a small discrepancy can require the account custodian to apply its own procedures for allocating any remaining amount.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
In 2021, Robinhood sought to give its users a bigger-than-normal chunk of its own IPO, allocating about 25% of its shares compared with a typical 10%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
He hated allocating jobs, he wished he never had to depend on other people to perform some of the services necessary in his work.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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