allocates

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The district also proposed increasing class sizes while it allocates 20% of its total budget to outside contracts, significantly higher than surrounding districts and the state average, the association said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

This framework allocates 50% of your income to needs, like housing; 30% to wants, like vacations and streaming services; and 20% to savings and debt repayment, including retirement contributions and emergency funds.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“These costs are socialized in Texas, and the current method allocates a relatively large share to residential ratepayers,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

GMO allocates 5.4% to Venezuela in the firm’s Emerging Country Debt fund versus benchmark allocation External link of 1%.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Sometimes it fixes prices, allocates the surplus or distributes the loss.

From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter