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Yet for some, Ali G is a relic of the past whose cultural appropriation is no longer funny.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The project, now estimated to cost roughly $400 million, is supposedly being financed through private donations rather than a congressional appropriation.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Plagiarism can be defined as the appropriation of someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledgment or compensation.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The money comes from the judgment fund, which is a Congress-approved ongoing appropriation that allows the Justice Department to settle cases and make payments.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Despite the lack of state funds, federal money continued to trickle into Alabama, and in 1961 the legislature was again persuaded to make a small appropriation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The author, an emeritus professor of art history at Stanford, is as fascinated by the appropriations as by the original work of art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 protects lawmakers’ decisions against presidential efforts to ignore congressional appropriations.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

Washington usually responds to munitions shortages with new appropriations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Bonta’s office has also received regular appropriations to fund such litigation in each of the state’s last two budgets, of $14.2 million last fiscal year and $23.9 million this fiscal year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The statements made by Department witnesses seeking appropriations were not in accord with those contained in key publications of the Agriculture Department.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson