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Recent Examples of allot Elsewhere, the overwhelming bulk of free agency money already has been allotted, so teams have shown their hands on at least part of their offseason plans. Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025 Medved may have a leg up on his predecessors with the incoming revenue-sharing system that will allot $20-plus million to schools to pay players across sports. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2025 In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants. Essence, 22 Mar. 2025 Introduced in the House and Senate, this law would extend the exemption period for pills to match the 13 years allotted for biologics. Mark Gibbons, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for allot
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  • The Inflation Reduction Act allocated $15 million for a task force within the IRS to create a report about the costs and opinions of a potential direct e-file program.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • According to Harvard’s annual report, the largest chunks of the endowment are allocated to private equity (39%) and hedge funds (32%).
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • Hemphill's lawyer, a public defender assigned to represent him at least through his arraignment, had urged Scherzer to move him to a rehabilitation facility to deal with substance abuse issues.
    CBS News, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Similar to any reward system used to manage behavior, Dr. Egger says parents can cause children to unintentionally assigning a high emotional value to screen time, which leads to dependence.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • That strategy drew a furious response from some of the city’s employee unions, who distributed posters comparing Villaraigosa to Wisconsin’s then-Gov. Scott Walker, viewed at that time as a strident foe of organized labor.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Device now holds more than 2,500 retail accounts and distributes its beer from Bakersfield to Southern Oregon, according to its website.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allot. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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