allocate
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said persuading Congress to allocate more funds to refill the SPR is an uphill battle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
French state-owned utility EDF said on Friday it would allocate 80 million euros to equip schools, nurseries and daycare centres with cooling systems to help them cope with future heatwaves.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Other airlines offered to seat children next to a parent or guardian without a fee, or allocate seats together automatically during booking for free, it added.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
You may, for instance, allocate money for education, mortgage, down payment, rent, and, of course, their children.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The financial markets paid a lot of people extremely well for narrow expertise and a few people, poorly, for the big, global views you needed to have if you were to allocate capital across markets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Changes in how it allocates funds can affect global financial markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The district also proposed increasing class sizes while it allocates 20% of its total budget to outside contracts, significantly higher than surrounding districts and the state average, the association said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
I’m referring to the classic moderate-risk strategy for near-retirees and those in retirement that allocates 60% to stocks and 40% to bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026
GMO allocates 5.4% to Venezuela in the firm’s Emerging Country Debt fund versus benchmark allocation External link of 1%.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
Sometimes it fixes prices, allocates the surplus or distributes the loss.
From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter
In the five years to February, the U.S. allocated around $46 billion for critical raw-material projects, an analysis by the French Institute of International Relations think tank found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
This figure appears to combine the £28.4m announced for the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant in February with a further £4m allocated in May.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He estimates that every 100 megawatts of compute allocated toward Meta’s API could generate as much as $8 billion of revenue and roughly $2 of earnings per share by 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The government has allocated more than 40 plots of land in La Guaira, totaling about 584,000 square meters, for the construction of new homes, Rodriguez said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
The housemen also resupplied the ground soldiers if they sold their allocated amount.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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Stock markets perform an essential task in modern economies by allocating capital where it’s needed, and reducing it where it isn’t.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
That feature is the prime rationale for the 60/40 portfolio, a classic investment strategy allocating 60% to stocks for growth and 40% to fixed-income for security and stability.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
That is why allocating a high percentage of shares to individual investors has historically been viewed as a sign that the smart money isn’t interested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
A balanced portfolio in your mid-70s means allocating 40% to 50% to bonds, if you’re playing your septuagenarian retirement planning by the book.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
“But in light of these new attacks, he’s allocating more time to his direct duties with the Sons of the Six. Brother Lekan has been appointed to lead the service in Father Olufemi’s stead.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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