earmarked

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Proponents say the levy could raise around $100 billion over a five-year period, with most of the revenues earmarked to make up for federal healthcare funding cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

It said it would share the locations of the stores earmarked for closure on its website once affected colleagues had been informed.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Comcast earmarked over 5 billion pounds for construction over an estimated five years and an extra billion pounds for the resort’s first decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the board’s lone opponent of the tax, said she was concerned it was a “general” tax, meaning the money wouldn’t be earmarked for healthcare costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Peru had little money to spend on archaeology, and almost all of it was earmarked for the magnificent stone ruins in the mountains.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann