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allotment

[uh-lot-muhnt] / əˈlɒt mənt /


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Roughly half the annual visa allotment goes to foreign students already in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The century-old agreement requires the water released from Upper Basin dams for Arizona, Nevada and California to average at least 7.5 million acre-feet over any decade, plus an allotment for Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

McCarthy says their federal food allotment is down 35%.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Among the position player group, there could be yet more decisions if the Dodgers elect to carry a maximum allotment of 13 pitchers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

Outside, great, flat spots of rain began to fall heavily, one by one, like sweat from the sky, as Kingshaw walked back, very slowly, across the allotment.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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