allocation
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All the executive parties maintain that the allocation does not go far enough.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
We are more focused on areas where we can see the math, where we think things are more under the management team’s control, such as capital allocation.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
During a five-year drought that ended in 1992, the San Diego County Water Authority lost a third of its allocation, which came almost entirely from imported shipments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“Capital allocation is always a major consideration,” Cheeks said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
None had their complete allocation of walls and ceilings.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing allocation
Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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