allocate

Example Sentences

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"Our findings suggest that the fundamental rules that guide how individuals allocate social effort apply across multiple species," says Van Leeuwen.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

At the same time, the governor’s latest budget proposal puts the state on track to allocate the majority of the climate bond’s $1.5 billion in wildfire prevention money within just three years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Buyers now allocate 42% of their incomes to housing costs, according to the Burns Affordability Index, which is calculated based on a 10% down payment on a median-priced existing home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The union also wanted Samsung to abolish a bonus cap of 50% of annual salaries and allocate 15% of annual operating profit to a bonus pool distributed to workers.

From BBC • May 21, 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