as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
the region has had to ration water during times of drought
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Recent Examples of ration
David Szondy, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
New York City’s egg shortage has led to wildly varying prices, long lines and even rationing at some stores.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Marc Silver, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Union generals believed that men fought better when dosed with arabica, and the troops were awash in it, their daily rations enough to brew more than two cups per person per day.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
This makes rationing the remaining power a top priority for NASA engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
New York City’s egg shortage has led to wildly varying prices, long lines and even rationing at some stores.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
Food rations at Kakuma refugee camp have been significantly cut as a result of the U.S. cutting aid to the World Food Programme.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Union generals believed that men fought better when dosed with arabica, and the troops were awash in it, their daily rations enough to brew more than two cups per person per day.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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Though the president has allotted his confidence in Witkoff, the arrangement — which falls outside the typical executive branch flow chart — has not yet borne fruit.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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The better a person’s social rating, the more luxurious lifestyle they’re allotted.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Golden’s travel allowance went from $40,000 to $70,000, the same as Napier.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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But the four workers themselves — two medical specialists advisers, one computer sciences engineer and a health data specialist— only received a monthly allowance between $990 and $1,200, for a total cost of $4,380, paid directly to them by Bahamian health authorities.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2025
Verb
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An aggressive investor willing to stomach some of the volatility and wanting to (potentially) allocate slightly over $10,000 to bitcoin could purchase 100 shares of iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and sell one June 51 put at 83 cents and one June 72 call at 63 cents.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
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On Saturday, the Spanish government allocated €1.6 million (roughly $1.7 million) to a new feasibility study for a tunnel from the Iberian Peninsula to Morocco, the closest crossing between the two continents.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The biggest portion of those cuts would be a reduction in K-12 funding by more than $4.5 billion.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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These include a change to the portion of state Medicaid costs borne by the federal government, which is currently at 90% for states that elected to expand their eligible Medicaid population.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Combs’ case was then then randomly assigned to District Judge Andrew Carter, who later recused himself before the case was transferred to Subramanian.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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According to the law firm, the carrier assigned Morgan to seat 28B, a middle seat, next to Cherian Abraham, a corporate professional from Texas.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Noun
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In March, Howell issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from implementing key parts of the executive order.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans on May 2 to slash its budget by $300 million in fiscal year 2026, reduce staffing to 1980s levels and dissolve its research and development office as part of a sweeping overhaul of the agency.—
Valerie Volcovici,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Khan also was linked with distributing nuclear weapons technology to rogue states including North Korea, Iran, and Libya.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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Sony will distribute internationally, with Canal Plus distributing in the UK and Metropolitan distributing in France.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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People from India and China represent the largest proportion of international students, accounting for about half of the overall enrollment, according to federal officials.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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At the same time, resistant behaviors accounted for almost 36 percent of the time spent in encounters; after training, that proportion fell to about 20 percent.—
Paula Span,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Ration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ration. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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