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The regulations stipulate Chelsea cannot record losses of more than than £52.2m once certain Uefa allowances are applied when filing their accounts at the end of June.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Tweens can create simple budgets for their allowances and map out savings goals, like how many weeks it would take to save for a videogame, and what the tradeoffs are.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Currently, any allowances in the reserve above a 400 million threshold are cancelled permanently every year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Pakistan has introduced a shortened workweek, cut fuel allowances for public employees, and taken a majority of government vehicles off the road.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Raising small amounts of cash gave the enslaved people a chance to supplement their meager food and clothing allowances.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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