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Citizenship and Immigration Services employees had been tasked with quickly reviewing the voter information of thousands of people in search of suspected noncitizen voters, and were given a quota of investigating 40 subjects per day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The EU said Ukraine's specific steel quota guaranteed exports of the metal, but acknowledged this was at a "level lower than in the past years".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The EU will impose an annual quota of 350,000 units in the first year, EU officials said Monday, adding that the amount can increase by 6% in each of the following three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The central bank will increase its relending quota for technological innovation and equipment upgrades by 200 billion yuan to 1.4 trillion yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Brother Leon had promised to put up a special honor roll on the bulletin board in the main first-floor corridor for those who made their quota or exceeded it.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Naung Yoe, meanwhile, told the BBC that "these practices are escalating due to increasing difficulties in meeting monthly recruitment quotas and the lucrative financial profits made from recruit trading at the ground level".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The report credits its recent recovery to a concerted international effort that included reducing catch quotas, size limits and protection of spawning grounds, which was backed by campaigns from consumers, chefs and retailers.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Beijing has said it firmly opposes import quotas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

“With easing ore cost pressure and increased ore quotas, Indonesian production is expected to expand over the remainder of 2026,” says Dhar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

In stolen whispers we resolved on a policy: no quotas.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela