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allocation

[al-uh-key-shuhn] / ˌæl əˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
distribution
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STRONG


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The California attorney general in February opened a civil rights investigation into potential disparities in the fire response, looking particularly at delays in evacuation alerts and resource allocation between west and east Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Earlier this month, Norway’s more than $2 trillion sovereign-wealth fund—the world’s largest—proposed cutting its allocation to government bonds, including Treasurys, in favor of mortgage-backed securities and other riskier debt.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

As the XLE earned a stellar 64% that year, including a 10% allocation to the fund cut overall portfolio losses nearly in half, from 17% to 9%.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Healey is set to announce a new £150m allocation from the British Business Bank which would offer support to the "most innovative and fast-growing firms".

From BBC Sep. 6, 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

About 8,000 visiting fans, a figure that was much larger than previous away allocations, had been allowed into Ibrox back in March to witness Celtic's penalty shootout win.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

While investors may not consciously try to boost their European exposure, passive inflows into non-U.S. equities have returned, mostly through international allocations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

In his role, Hilliard was in charge of managing employee product benefit allocations from the Nike Elite program.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Ares’s alternative credit strategy focuses on asset-based finance, a fast-growing area of private credit that has attracted sizable capital allocations from investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Shift schedules, fund allocations, project juggling, out-and-out looting of other projects . . . he'd never pulled so many stunts in his life.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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