quota
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"That has led to fewer pupils in primary schools, and that's making it harder for primary schools to fill the quota of the number of pupils they need to be financially sustainable," Sibieta explains.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
By February, its production capacity reached about 4.85 million barrels a day, while its latest quota stood at just 3.45 million b/d.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
If a company exceeds the production quota by more than 30%, they might face a fine of up to 10 times their illegal gains, the ministry said late Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Shin’s class was often given a daily quota of trees to plant or acorns to gather.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing quota
Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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