quota
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"That has led to fewer pupils in primary schools, and that's making it harder for primary schools to fill the quota of the number of pupils they need to be financially sustainable," Sibieta explains.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The U.A.E. was OPEC’s third-largest producer and has in recent years wanted to boost its output beyond levels allowed by the cartel’s quota system.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
But still, in the end, it was a memorization trick, like counting turnings in the ducts and keeping the quota count.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
Vocabulary lists containing quota
Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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Human Geography - Middle School
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