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allot

verb

ə-ˈlät

Definition of allot

as in to allocate

to give as a share or portion each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate

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Recent Examples of allot This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 The government is required to allot 90 days between the dissolution of the Knesset and the election, so the latest possible day the parliament can be dissolved is July 29. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026 Others also questioned how much time was allotted for those opposing the project, such as Flojaune Cofer, who is running to replace Serna on the board and appears likely to advance to the November general election. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 The performance tells the true story of Sarah Rector, the 11-year-old Black girl who became a millionaire in 1913 after oil was discovered on land allotted to her family. — J.m. Banks june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for allot

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Without it, companies are flying blind when allocating work between people and agents, and that’s why most AI investments aren’t paying off.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Expanding 911 services is part of a larger strategy to beef up city services, with $15 million in settlement funds allocated so far, according to Sara Whaley, Baltimore's director of overdose response.

— Scott Maucione, NPR, 27 July 2026

Definition of allocate

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As District 12’s representative, he was assigned to Economic Development, Emerging Issues, Pensions and Veterans and Armed Forces committees, and the Special Committee on Urban Issues.

— Sophie Lindberg July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
She was assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026

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On July 28, Mark Zuckerberg published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that superintelligence should be distributed as widely as possible and that concentrating it in a handful of institutions is the greatest risk AI poses to humanity.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Additional footage, distributed by Fox News Digital, of them in a confrontation with another fan at the game has ignited further outrage.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

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