allotment
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Oleksandr Gorlachov, 43, had gone to his allotment plot outside the city Friday night.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
As a result, Syracuse’s competitors can concentrate their financial-aid budgets on a smaller percentage of students, while Syracuse has to spread its allotment over a broader pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
State leaders noted that under the plan, Nevada’s annual allotment of 300,000 acre-feet could be slashed to as little as 86,500 acre-feet, which they said would be devastating for Las Vegas and surrounding cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The century-old agreement requires the water released from upstream dams for Arizona, Nevada and California to average at least 7.5 million acre-feet over any decade, plus an allotment for Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
After a moment longer, he began to retrace his steps, keeping close to the bushes, until he came to the broken wire fence at the entrance to the allotment.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
If reservoir levels continue to fall, it allows for larger mandatory water cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet per year in California, Arizona and Nevada — as much as 40% of the combined allotments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The 10-year federal framework will enable much larger cutbacks if deemed necessary in future years — as much as 40% of the combined allotments of California, Arizona and Nevada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Several councils, including Hounslow, Southwark and Hackney, have already introduced the policy to turn wasteland into allotments, community gardens and orchards.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
While foreign Treasury auction allotments have been rebounding for some time, both November and December allotments jumped significantly, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
"Mother says she wanted the whole court to preview our new line of scents, just in time for the queen's presentation of toilette-box allotments for the new year."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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