apportioning

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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

The upcoming negotiations will also involve questions about how the current system of managing dams and apportioning water can be revamped to adapt to climate change.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 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

She said the apology was "for blaming my husband, apportioning 50% blame to himself for causing his own death and for a very poor investigation that in fact seemed to favour the driver".

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2022

“There is no point apportioning blame,” said Snape smoothly.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling