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allots

verb

present tense third-person singular of allot

as in allocates

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 allots When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen. — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

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For example, the bill creates incentives to accelerate housing supply development, revitalize vacant commercial properties into residences, and even allocates funds towards innovations that further create more housing supply.

— Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
According to experts, a balanced portfolio usually allocates between 0% and 15% in precious metals, with most of this allocation being in gold.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Definition of allocates

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The government then appointed him as county commissioner, ignoring a 2018 peace agreement that assigns that Akobo County position to Riek Machar’s opposition party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
However, the Social Security Administration assigns a different number only in limited cases and generally requires an in-person appointment.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

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The White House on Friday confirmed the executive action against members of the Election Assistance Commission, which distributes federal grants to states, oversees the testing of voting systems and maintains the national voter registration forms.

— Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Unlike most self-assembling robotic systems, which depend on a central controller to coordinate every movement, FloatForm distributes intelligence across the swarm.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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