apportion
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But it’s hard if not impossible to prove that social media caused any given individual’s troubles, let alone apportion liability among the platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The annual assessment, called the point-in-time count, is used to apportion federal dollars and provides a long-term measure of the state of homelessness in America.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025
This is because both citizens and noncitizens are counted in the census and this data is then used to apportion seats.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024
An official inquiry into the scandal is expected to apportion blame.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024
Rationales for still other ways to apportion the money are possible.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing apportion
The Legislative Branch, Sections 1–3
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In the Shadow of Liberty
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