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The ladies agree to allot 20 minutes to grousing about their aches and pains, and then they have to move on to some appointed discussion topic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Passive indexes that allot the greatest influence to the biggest companies do nothing to aid in capital allocation for the broader economy, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

On Tuesday, Drakeford will allot money for government departments for 2026-27.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

In 1965, La Cañada’s men waited for the annual arrival of Mexican government officials to allot the bracero slots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025

The verb allot, by the way, means “parcel out.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

But the equal-weighted version of the index allots an equal weighting to each stock in the index, making it a better gauge of how the average S&P 500 stock is doing.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

Focusing on McCartney’s first decade in the wake of The Beatles’ disbandment, Neville allots significant attention to the musician’s grit and determination during the formation of Wings, which underwent several lineup changes in the 1970s.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026

I opted for a $100 annual plan that allots me two terabytes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

An $8.2 billion media rights deal signed ahead of the 2015 season allots 65% to the tracks, 25% to the teams and 10% to NASCAR, according to the series.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023

Osiris is the judge who weighs the souls, and allots them happiness or misery, according to their deserts.

From Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings by Wilson, Epiphanius

That’s mainly due to the NBA’s rising salary cap, the allotted fund used to pay players on each team, which was $70 million 10 years ago and is now $165 million.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

County allotted $25 million this fiscal year to fund the treatment program in local jails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

I was taking double the oranges I was allotted at each snack station.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Some contestants take that as a challenge to cram as many ideas as possible into their allotted time.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

We had allotted six and a half weeks for this initial foray and now it was nearly over.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Ferrari is in the enviable position of allotting Purosangue sales to its well-regarded clients, collectors and other Friends of Enzo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

The scene is a foreshadow, and signals that the novel will compress time, dwelling on certain details or events, while allotting mere lines to other pivotal moments, or allowing them to occur offstage, in passing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

The Senate has proposed allotting $12 million in its capital budget to the facility.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

The deal also gives three expired 2017 tax breaks for businesses new legs, allotting $33 billion to benefits related to research and experimental costs, interest deduction, small-business expensing and bonus depreciation.

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2024

After some prodding by Dad, the motion on allotting work finally was introduced and passed.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey