allotted
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She has been allotted a third-floor apartment but climbing stairs is painful because of a metal rod in her leg after an operation.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“That’s amazingly short for a summit like this,” he said of the limited time allotted for substantive discussions between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
And those visits often run over their allotted time, meaning that primary care doctors are often behind.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
Experts say the vast majority of nonprofits cap the amount of vacation time an employee can accrue, most often to one-and-a-half times the vacation hours allotted to them for a single year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Jamie allotted ten nickels to Claudia and kept ten for himself.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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Bridge to Terabithia
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