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earmark

[eer-mahrk] / ˈɪərˌmɑrk /




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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

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

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

In many cases, Alvendia bypassed that process by persuading states to earmark money for Star Academy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Although UN donors do sometimes earmark specific projects, the UN funding prioritises just 17 countries, among them Haiti, Syria, and Sudan.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

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

Despite his erratic behavior, former employees agree Kao hit upon an effective way to replace the lost earmarks.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

As posted on social media, the deal has the tonal earmarks of an official document.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 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

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

The money had been earmarked for programs focused on immigrants, refugees, civil rights, climate change and children.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

What they got this year is $6 million, with $2.5 million earmarked for compensation, according to Flick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The scheme is part of funding earmarked by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for high street support and regeneration.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has since earmarked more than half a trillion dollars for the armed forces over the next decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Strauss was saying: “The problem, Mr. Raynor, is getting sufficient funds to work on projects like these, without having strings tied to the money. When amounts are earmarked for specific purposes, we can’t really operate.”

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature, with a significant budget surplus, began earmarking even more funds, leading to a peak of $1.1 billion in wildfire mitigation investments during the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

At the U.N., the Trump administration has begun to channel aid money through a single department established to manage emergencies, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, earmarking $3.8 billion so far.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 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

To conclude a separate peace with that Power is become a pressing, and would also be a feasible, task were it not that this earmarking of Constantinople for Russia constitutes an impassable barrier.

From England and Germany by William Morris Hughes




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