earmarking

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At the U.N., the Trump administration has begun to channel aid money through a single department established to manage emergencies, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, earmarking $3.8 billion so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The company, according to Reuters, is earmarking as much as 30% of shares for retail investors and scheduling a meeting with 1,500 of them at an event in June, once its IPO roadshow kicks off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But starting in the mid-2000s under President George W. Bush, the U.S. began earmarking federal dollars for dioxin remediation in Vietnam to clean up the contamination sites and the two nations’ troubled relationship.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

Boohoo had made "substantial progress" on big targets, he added, including the launch of a US distribution centre and earmarking £125m in annual cost cuts to be made throughout its supply chains.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2023

Was its significance of general knowledge amongst printers and readers, or was it an earmarking device used by one person, or by a Society?

From The Mystery of Francis Bacon by Smedley, William T.