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The mayor urged the culture ministry to earmark substantial funding to better protect France's museums.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

In his essay, he referenced a local sales-tax earmark that led to teachers in Richland Parish, La., receiving $50,000 bonus checks funded by increased economic activity near the company’s Hyperion data-center campus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

This source was advising a Maine foundation on how to request an earmark.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Although UN donors do sometimes earmark specific projects, the UN funding prioritises just 17 countries, among them Haiti, Syria, and Sudan.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

Anderson used his power to earmark municipal funds to clean up the Black Belt’s crumbling sewers and streets.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Inouye was a master of earmarks, a practice that allowed lawmakers to insert funding for specific companies by name in the federal budget.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Her website puts on vivid display, in map and list form, the specific earmarks she has landed.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Could it become tricky to find votes in the Senedd for a budget if Plaid earmarks cash for that exercise?

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

Millions of dollars Tennessee GOP Rep. Chuck Fleischmann scored in earmarks in this year’s appropriations bills—the largest total in the House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

A statement, I’m aware, that has all the unpleasant earmarks of a build-up, but quite the contrary is true.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Over the past five years, it has earmarked about $23 billion to support development of a sustainable semiconductor system in India.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Sullivan is expected to decide by the next hearing on November 16, and has earmarked March 2027 for a potential retrial date if it goes ahead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Robert M. Ball, who served as Social Security commissioner from 1962 to 1973, proposed an estate-tax exemption of $3.5 million and a 45% tax rate, with all revenue generated earmarked for the program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

In some instances, federal agencies have mounted criminal cases against recipients of taxpayer money earmarked for homelessness services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Citra looked to Rowan, who sat with two empty seats on either side of him, for they were still earmarked for the dead.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners gave conceptual approval to the perimeter fencing project in October, earmarking $2.3 million for it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Specifically, the court noted that existing disclosure laws and rules about earmarking donations already act as disincentives for donors hoping to use parties as a means to indirectly funnel money to candidates.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 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

Crypto companies such as Bullish and Gemini Space Station have been among those earmarking a larger chunk of their IPO shares for individual investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

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 William T. Smedley