earmarked
Example Sentences
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It looked like the prospects for the bike route to the sea were getting serious after Angelenos enthusiastically passed a half-cent tax for transit projects in 2016 that earmarked $365 million for the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Despite a record £22bn earmarked for water company environmental improvements by 2030, the overall picture has changed little since 2019.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The makeshift settlement, long earmarked for demolition, was founded by residents evicted in Seoul's redevelopment drive ahead of the 1988 Olympic Games.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Prior to that, money earmarked for scholarships was often expressed in correspondence between benefactors and college presidents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Peru had little money to spend on archaeology, and almost all of it was earmarked for the magnificent stone ruins in the mountains.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
