allocation
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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
The program’s first $6.4 million allocation targets a planned 200-unit complex in Austin, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
On Thursday, 120 taxi drivers in the eastern province of Kerman protested a cut in their allocation of subsidized fuel, according to the Union of Truckers and Drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Once a year, you are going to rebalance your holdings and bring your asset allocation back to the target point,” said Chatzky.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
None had their complete allocation of walls and ceilings.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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
Many investors received allocations far lower than their demand with the top twenty-five accounts reportedly accounting for 65% of the deal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The underwriters are offering 177.9 million new shares and pricing will be announced later on Thursday with allocations given later in the day.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The asset manager is slightly overweight to Japan in its allocations, partly because the yen is at a 40-year low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Department of Defense antidrug allocations increased from $33 million in 1981 to $1,042 million in 1991.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing allocation
Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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