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earmark

[eer-mahrk] / ˈɪərˌmɑrk /




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These members could no longer earmark money for specific military contractors.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

For example, producers like Shell and BP keep stocks at terminals and refineries around the UK and can earmark stocks held elsewhere as counting towards their reserves.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

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

Her website puts on vivid display, in map and list form, the specific earmarks she has landed.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 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

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

While United argue the additional funds were earmarked for their stadium, to be built 350 yards away from where Old Trafford stands, the loan itself is lodged within club accounts.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Nicole Higginbotham, a bookstore owner in Rock Hill, S.C., and her husband, Luke, have a high-yield savings account earmarked for pet expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Of the $350 billion pledged by South Korea, some $150 billion is earmarked for U.S. shipbuilding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Although originally earmarked for shipyard workers and defense employees like Dorothy, the neighborhood was starting to attract Negroes from all income classes.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

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

But her diary makes clear that her priority was to rule and develop Liberland, earmarking millions of pounds for this project.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

Was its significance of general knowledge amongst printers and readers, or was it an earmarking device used by one person, or by a Society?

From The Mystery of Francis Bacon by William T. Smedley




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