appropriation

Example Sentences

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"We have tools in appropriations bills and other tools to force compliance if somebody is dragging their feet and I'd rather focus on those tools," Kaine said.

From BBC

At one extreme of the debate are those who consider it the ultimate form of cultural appropriation; at the other, adoptive parents who thought they were performing a selfless act.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under the Constitution’s appropriations clause, only Congress can authorize such spending.

From MarketWatch

The federal government won’t publish a typical jobs report for October due to a lapse in appropriations.

From Barron's

Many basic visitor services are funded by congressional appropriation.

From Los Angeles Times