appropriated

adjective as in abducted

adjective as in reserved

adjective as in taken

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That law was designed to rein in presidents from refusing to spend money that Congress had appropriated.

From Salon

It says $184.8bn has been "appropriated" - a figure that covers US military training in Europe and replenishment of US defence stocks.

From BBC

Chavarria said in a statement sent to the BBC: "I am deeply sorry that the shoe was appropriated in this design and not developed in direct and meaningful partnership with the Oaxacan community."

From BBC

A week earlier, 24 states had filed suit against the administration for reneging on already appropriated education funding.

“This administration has withheld and frozen other federal funding appropriated by Congress, so we cannot simply assume that World Cup or Olympic security funding will make it to our communities,” she said.

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