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allot

[uh-lot] / əˈlɒt /


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Let’s say you allot another $1,000 for furniture.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

The ladies agree to allot 20 minutes to grousing about their aches and pains, and then they have to move on to some appointed discussion topic.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

They disagree on how to allot necessary water cuts and other issues, including how much water should be released downstream from Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2025

On Tuesday, Drakeford will allot money for government departments for 2026-27.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2025

He doesn’t allot quality time to his relatives either. absence.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

But the equal-weighted version of the index allots an equal weighting to each stock in the index, making it a better gauge of how the average S&P 500 stock is doing.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

I opted for a $100 annual plan that allots me two terabytes.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

The Oscars are notorious for running well over the three-and-a-half-hour time period ABC allots for the telecast.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2025

The current Kansas budget allots more than $1 million for problem gambling efforts in response to sports betting.

From Seattle Times Sep. 4, 2023

When assured that they are staunch royalists and not apostles of Revolution, the commander allots shelter in the barracks at Forton, where for the present they exist on two pence a day each.

From William Pitt and the Great War by John Holland Rose

And those visits often run over their allotted time, meaning that primary care doctors are often behind.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

And then another and another, nearly doubling the time allotted, thrilled to be exploring the connections between past and present.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

In May, the powerful Imperial Irrigation District nixed Rucci’s plan to buy farmland, leave it fallow and use the allotted water from the Colorado River to cool the data center.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

That’s mainly due to the NBA’s rising salary cap, the allotted fund used to pay players on each team, which was $70 million 10 years ago and is now $165 million.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

No one can stop that, no matter how hard he roars from the fenced space allotted to him.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

States including New York and West Virginia are also allotting emergency funds to support food banks and other meal distribution efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

She recommended allotting yourself a certain amount of time for consuming the news; Holman gives herself about 30 minutes, but says it varies by the individual.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2024

This comes on the heels of Congress allotting funds for the department's "Food is Medicine" effort, created in order to "develop a federal strategy to reduce nutrition-related chronic illnesses."

From Salon Jan. 31, 2024

However, it does have to think about the infrastructure, allotting space for storage and pipes, and making sure the airlines and fuel firms have everything they need.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2023

After some prodding by Dad, the motion on allotting work finally was introduced and passed.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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