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allocate

[al-uh-kayt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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When asked what she would say to investors worried about bond-market volatility, Driscoll said to “understand your time horizon” and added: “Really being consistent in how you allocate and taking a long-term view is important.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

It also would authorize the state to enter a partnership with an immunology and immunotherapy research institute selected by the California Department of Public Health and allocate half of the bond revenue to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That granular data allows decisionmakers to allocate resources and target outreach to the areas with the highest need.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It is rare for companies to allocate more than 100% of an acquisition’s purchase price to goodwill, which isn’t amortized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Nor would he allocate good land to one man every year and bad land to another; rather, he would share these good things amongst all the people who lived over in that place.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith

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

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

It was seen as a coup when Situational attracted institutional investors including quant trading firm Jane Street, which ranks among Wall Street’s most profitable firms and rarely allocates capital to outside managers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The San Francisco record is very precise, since it allocates each neophyte to his rancheria, or at least to the local region of his origin.

From The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California by Sherburne Friend Cook

Freed up capital from trading could be allocated to other businesses if the returns are higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“There are budgets that have been laid out, but no resources that have been allocated to it yet,” Herrera said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Such is the demand for them that some public apartments are allocated by lottery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

General admission for Grand Prix Sunday at Silverstone is up to £289 from £189 in 2021, while the cheapest allocated seat now costs at least £609, up from £276 five years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Long ago, Grandma and Grandpa Larsen had specified that when they died, all their children and their spouses were to use an allocated sum of money to go on a Scandinavian cruise.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

Before allocating any cash to pop-culture prediction markets or other event contracts, you need to make sure your finances are in order — and that you only play with money you’re comfortable putting at risk.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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

Meanwhile AI investment gallops on, with 85% of functional leaders planning to increase spending in 2026 after allocating an average of 12% of their budgets to AI in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Congress had signaled its enthusiasm for an expanded AEC program by allocating the agency a healthy budget for research, he explained.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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