apportion
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She taught them about the matching system and how to apportion their savings to get the most out of it.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
But it’s hard if not impossible to prove that social media caused any given individual’s troubles, let alone apportion liability among the platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
The Entso-e report steered clear of such issues, insisting that its investigation did not aim to apportion blame.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Those on both sides say they are willing to continue trying to reach a deal on how to apportion cutbacks in water use after 2026, when the current rules expire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
Rationales for still other ways to apportion the money are possible.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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In Washington, a bipartisan commission apportions the congressional and legislative districts.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2023
This includes Barclays, which apportions 33% of the capital markets financing to the bank and the rest to investors.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2023
The Colorado River Compact, signed a century ago last fall, only apportions water between two basins, the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
And it apportions $47 billion to respond to wildfires, droughts, coastal erosion, heat waves and other climate crises that previously have wrought significant economic havoc nationwide.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2021
Mqhayi then began to recite his well-known poem in which he apportions the stars in the heavens to the various nations of the world.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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District Judge Thomas M. Durkin ordered that the settlement funds, which totaled $7.5 million, be apportioned to each client as soon as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Because of that distrust, the founders carefully apportioned responsibility over the “militia” — today’s National Guard — between the federal government and the states.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2025
A chunk of blame is being apportioned to the chancellor's fiscal rules – and to the chancellor herself.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Lights in ruby and other jewel tones cast menacing shadows across elegantly apportioned rooms that feel alive.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Between them they apportioned their mother’s seven silver stretch marks.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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She said it was not about "apportioning blame or fuelling anger, but about establishing the truth".
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Without apportioning blame, the head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, warned of the safety risks of such attacks.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
Starr and other college leaders pointed out that only a small number of highly sought after institutions consider race as a factor in apportioning seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
In 1948 that apportioning made sense because fission and fusion seemed promising, and no one much saw the need for efficiency.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 5, 2023
“There is no point apportioning blame,” said Snape smoothly.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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The Legislative Branch, Sections 1–3
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In the Shadow of Liberty
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