allotment
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State leaders noted that under the plan, Nevada’s annual allotment of 300,000 acre-feet could be slashed to as little as 86,500 acre-feet, which they said would be devastating for Las Vegas and surrounding cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The century-old agreement requires the water released from upstream dams for Arizona, Nevada and California to average at least 7.5 million acre-feet over any decade, plus an allotment for Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Naver will issue 7.2 million new shares at 204,500 won each through a third-party allotment, with Nvidia as the sole subscriber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The U.S. has drawn 66 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve since late March, on track to potentially exhaust its 172-million-barrel allotment in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
It had seemed awfully convenient that an entrance to the drive-in was at the edge of my grandpa’s old allotment land.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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If reservoir levels continue to fall, it allows for larger mandatory water cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet per year in California, Arizona and Nevada — as much as 40% of the combined allotments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It allows for harsh water cutbacks if deemed necessary, potentially requiring California, Arizona and Nevada to cut up to 3 million acre-feet per year — up to 40% of the combined allotments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
As it weighs further chip allotments to Super Micro, Nvidia holds all the cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
They are currently the third tier of local government and, depending on size, they can be responsible for services like community events and festivals, allotments, sporting facilities and local parks.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
He dreamed of it in the way other soldiers dreamed of their hearths or allotments or old civilian jobs.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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