earmark
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This source was advising a Maine foundation on how to request an earmark.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
In many cases, Alvendia bypassed that process by persuading states to earmark money for Star Academy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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
Tucked in a $10 billion climate bond on the November ballot is an earmark to improve drinking water quality for communities such as East Orosi.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2024
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
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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
The April 2025 sale of an IonQ system to a Chattanooga, Tenn., municipal power company, says Wolfpack, was funded two-thirds by IonQ itself, and one-third by the federal earmarks of a Tennessee congressman.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 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
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Anthropic said its contribution can’t be used to “influence the election of any candidate for federal, state, or local office” and that its funds are earmarked for public education and policy initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Your daughter already has $115,000 in tax-free funds earmarked for education through the 529 plan.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
But local journalist Mustafa Canka, who has tracked the project for years, said previous estimates put the cost of restarting the salt industry and preserving the salina at almost five times the earmarked amount.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Wrobleski’s first outing of 2026 was in relief, but the Dodgers had earmarked him as their sixth starter for the second turn in the rotation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Although originally earmarked for shipyard workers and defense employees like Dorothy, the neighborhood was starting to attract Negroes from all income classes.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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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
The outlines of China’s push were clear even before Trump first took office, with Beijing earmarking strategic sectors such as biotechnology, robots and electric vehicles for state support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
But her diary makes clear that her priority was to rule and develop Liberland, earmarking millions of pounds for this project.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
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
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.
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