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Example Sentences
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Nearly a third of the extra funding provisionally approved for 13 water companies in England and Wales is earmarked for making sure water services are maintained.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
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
Anthropic said its contribution can’t be used to “influence the election of any candidate for federal, state, or local office” and that its funds are earmarked for public education and policy initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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
