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The mayor urged the culture ministry to earmark substantial funding to better protect France's museums.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

In his essay, he referenced a local sales-tax earmark that led to teachers in Richland Parish, La., receiving $50,000 bonus checks funded by increased economic activity near the company’s Hyperion data-center campus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

This source was advising a Maine foundation on how to request an earmark.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Tucked in a $10 billion climate bond on the November ballot is an earmark to improve drinking water quality for communities such as East Orosi.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2024

Anderson used his power to earmark municipal funds to clean up the Black Belt’s crumbling sewers and streets.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

That means that Collins’ position atop the Appropriations Committee, and the hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks that come with it, is both a carrot and a stick.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Could it become tricky to find votes in the Senedd for a budget if Plaid earmarks cash for that exercise?

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

Yet the bills showered $8 billion in earmarks on members’ home districts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

The April 2025 sale of an IonQ system to a Chattanooga, Tenn., municipal power company, says Wolfpack, was funded two-thirds by IonQ itself, and one-third by the federal earmarks of a Tennessee congressman.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

A statement, I’m aware, that has all the unpleasant earmarks of a build-up, but quite the contrary is true.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Much of the new money has been earmarked for specific capital projects, including new weapons programmes.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Donors threatened to pull funds and works earmarked for the museum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Lai's government has earmarked a record NT$1.1 trillion in defence spending for 2027, which accounts for more than three percent of GDP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The only headache for executive producer Rob Bullock is that the actual building is now earmarked for demolition.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

My parents had dreams that each of their children would graduate from college, so Dad earmarked the money from this job for college savings for the six of us kids.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Specifically, the court noted that existing disclosure laws and rules about earmarking donations already act as disincentives for donors hoping to use parties as a means to indirectly funnel money to candidates.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

The company, according to Reuters, is earmarking as much as 30% of shares for retail investors and scheduling a meeting with 1,500 of them at an event in June, once its IPO roadshow kicks off.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

The outlines of China’s push were clear even before Trump first took office, with Beijing earmarking strategic sectors such as biotechnology, robots and electric vehicles for state support.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

But her diary makes clear that her priority was to rule and develop Liberland, earmarking millions of pounds for this project.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

When the lambs are about six weeks old the entire flock is driven in for cutting, tailing, and earmarking.

From Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 by Robert B. Booth