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
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
A smaller working capital allocation does not affect the company’s revenue or margin assumptions, and Citi makes no changes to its estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
At the very least, this may be a great time to do some so-called rebalancing, which means selling recent winners and buying losers to restore the target-balance allocation in your portfolio.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 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
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But the fears aren’t being matched — yet — by fund managers’ asset allocations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
StubHub said tickets can legitimately enter the secondary market early through presales or authorized partner allocations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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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Vocabulary lists containing allocation
Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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