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America’s ability to raise and allocate this private capital—the institutional investors and entrepreneurs, the legal system and market structure—is the envy of the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

The amendment would require the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners to annually allocate a portion of the harbor’s operating income to investments in waterfront public access projects.

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

These people whose job it was to allocate capital apparently didn’t even know how to manage their own.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

France's online platform that allocates places in higher education, Parcoursup, is another sore point.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The average U.S. household spends about $1,100 each month on transportation, twice as much as this budget allocates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Ireland allocates 0.2% of its GDP for defense, the lowest proportion of any EU member state even after raising military spending by more than 40% in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve a motion to hire a consultant to reevaluate how it allocates funds collected via a property tax instituted by Measure B, a 2002 ballot initiative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

This central authority also allocates paper quotas, determines the number of books to be printed, and sets the prices at which all publications are to be sold.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier

Jonas forecasts 2027 capital expenditures, or spending on physical infrastructure, at roughly $278 billion, 87% of which would be allocated to AI-related plans.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 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

Some visitors have been spending longer than their allocated 40-minute slot viewing the tapestry, meaning others have to move through more quickly, he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

Over a century, a patchwork of laws, treaties and irrigation systems sprang up to address those questions, allocating the prized water and governing how much must be passed downstream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

“Managements and boards are in the business of allocating the capital entrusted to them by shareholders,” Colas wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 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

All that was clear was that the profits to be had from smart people making complicated bets overwhelmed anything that could be had from servicing customers, or allocating capital to productive enterprise.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis