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quota

[kwoh-tuh] / ˈkwoʊ tə /


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If it fails to meet its annual production quota, it will be forced to sell its 49% stake in Miramax, the film company founded by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It will also increase the relending quota for agriculture and small businesses by 500 billion yuan to 4.85 trillion yuan, including a 300 billion yuan increase in the quota for private companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The quota for WSL 2 clubs is higher and works on a sliding scale depending on squad size.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Their experience supports the proposition that renewables can expand without a binding quota.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

“I have an agreement with my father. I study my quota of Talmud every day, and he doesn’t care what I do the rest of the time.”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

The report credits its recent recovery to a concerted international effort that included reducing catch quotas, size limits and protection of spawning grounds, which was backed by campaigns from consumers, chefs and retailers.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The levers to accomplish our foreign-policy goals include trade policy, through tariffs, quotas, investment policies, regulatory barriers and other instruments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

From this perspective, production quotas and financial penalties regulate the consequences of consolidation but do not eliminate the underlying market power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The switch follows the so-called "mackerel war", a long-running dispute between the UK, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, the Faroe Islands, the EU and Russia over shared mackerel catch quotas.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Rowan and Esme went to the game room and played gin rummy, mercifully undisturbed by talk of gleaning and quotas and the kissing of rings.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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