apportion

Example Sentences

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The Colorado River Compact, signed a century ago last fall, only apportions water between two basins, the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin.

From Los Angeles Times

Citing intelligence data without presenting any evidence, the Russian military alleged that Ukrainian soldiers disguised as Russian troops planned to launch a false flag operation designed to apportion blame Russia for invading Ukraine from Transnistria.

From Seattle Times

The Census Act prohibits using adjusted counts to apportion House seats; Congress would need to amend the law to do so.

From Washington Post

The numbers will be used to draw congressional and legislative districts, enforce anti-discrimination laws and to apportion trillions of dollars of federal funding.

From Seattle Times

No, if you’re looking to apportion blame, blame the delta variant.

From Seattle Times