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allocate

[al-uh-kayt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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It also would authorize the state to enter a partnership with an immunology and immunotherapy research institute selected by the California Department of Public Health and allocate half of the bond revenue to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That granular data allows decisionmakers to allocate resources and target outreach to the areas with the highest need.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Dropping tens of thousands of dollars on a watch is a good way to curry favor with sales assistants who allocate Birkins to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

"In light of the situation the force has faced, we will allocate an additional £2m to Cleveland Police to tackle serious crime in the area," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

It’s easy to allocate resources when everyone gets the same thing, but everything is more varied at the Dauntless compound.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

France's online platform that allocates places in higher education, Parcoursup, is another sore point.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The sample budget that includes saving for retirement allocates 22% of gross income for housing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Accounting rules dictate that companies report segments based on how the “chief operating decision maker” assesses performance and allocates resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve a motion to hire a consultant to reevaluate how it allocates funds collected via a property tax instituted by Measure B, a 2002 ballot initiative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Sometimes it fixes prices, allocates the surplus or distributes the loss.

From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann

“There are budgets that have been laid out, but no resources that have been allocated to it yet,” Herrera said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Furthermore, a good chunk of funds now mechanically end up allocated directly through target-dated funds that skew toward stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Such is the demand for them that some public apartments are allocated by lottery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Some visitors have been spending longer than their allocated 40-minute slot viewing the tapestry, meaning others have to move through more quickly, he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Those who contracted MDR were left to die—as humanely as possible, because the foundation provided money for hospice care—but why, Farmer wondered, couldn’t some money be allocated to MDR?

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The municipality, he alleged, was increasingly allocating public buildings and resources to the ultra-Orthodox community.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The motion calls for allocating millions of dollars annually to fully fund nine county-run self-help legal centers that assist people navigating the restraining order process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Managements and boards are in the business of allocating the capital entrusted to them by shareholders,” Colas wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

When it came to allocating the homes, NIHE's points-based system was used in conjunction with a local Rathlin lettings policy which included having a connection to the island.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Congress had signaled its enthusiasm for an expanded AEC program by allocating the agency a healthy budget for research, he explained.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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