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allotment

[uh-lot-muhnt] / əˈlɒt mənt /


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Backers have downplayed such warnings, saying the measure gives the City Council the power to reduce the park funding allotment by 30% during fiscal emergencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Oleksandr Gorlachov, 43, had gone to his allotment plot outside the city Friday night.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 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 Trump administration authorized the release of 172 million barrels—and if drawdowns continue at the current pace, that allotment could dry up in early September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Henry Roan was killed on an Osage allotment that hadn’t been sold to whites; moreover, the Osage property owner was under guardianship and considered a ward of the federal government.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Pubs respond with garden allotments, micro libraries and, in remote locations, selling groceries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The total allotments to the three downstream states could be cut by as much as 40% through 2036, menacing their economies and communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Housing needs to be progressive. People who live in the building have access to green space, allotments."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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

"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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