allocate

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Those added profits dwarfed the lobbying tab, even if Rivian spent the additional $25 million it had said it was prepared to allocate, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Global shipping is interconnected, and as companies try to keep routes to Europe supplied, they may allocate fewer ships to other, less traveled routes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Meta evidently is continuing to allocate capital to back its AI ambitions as the emergent technology dominates much of the conversation around the hyperscaler.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Dr Turnbull said being able to allocate eligible patients to the trial was "really exciting".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

These people whose job it was to allocate capital apparently didn’t even know how to manage their own.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis