Thesaurus results for APPROPRIATIONS

appropriations

noun

plural of appropriation

as in subsidies

a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action the National Park Service received an increased appropriation for wildlife management

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the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority the insurgents' appropriation of the house for their headquarters

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Recent Examples of appropriations If voters approve the sales tax initiatives, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK would be required to approve specific appropriations during future public meetings. — Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 The $1 million was included at Matsui’s request in the fiscal 2026 budget in January and became law April 30 as part of a congressional appropriations package. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Those appropriations will need to be approved by the Maryland General Assembly and Baltimore County Council. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Congress has failed to pass all appropriations bills by the beginning of the fiscal year, for the thirtieth year in a row. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Vought understands that federal funding provides a tool to consolidate power into the White House, said Bagenstos, who is now a law professor at the University of Michigan, specializing in disability and appropriations law. — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Sep. 2026 Amprius said a majority of the grant remains unfunded and depends on future government appropriations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Second, anywhere recurring costs are added on top of one-time federal or state appropriations is a primary source of local and county governments’ finding a method of additional charges — sometimes unnecessarily. — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, Collins used her position atop the appropriations committee to block OMB’s broader grantmaking regulation from coming into force. — David Lim, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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Smaller-scale landlords tend to be more flexible with tenants on issues such as late rent, data show, so the city should award grants or subsidies to help those landlords keep their properties habitable, Khanmalek said.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Tesla has its own stakes in Washington, where Congress and federal agencies can reshape electric-vehicle tax breaks, battery subsidies, autonomous-vehicle rules and trade policy affecting Chinese competitors.

— Luke Fountain,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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The anniversary edition will also feature a series of stage takeovers.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026
State takeovers of the Fort Worth and Lake Worth school districts went into effect earlier this year after both districts struggled with ongoing, poor academic performance.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

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The foundation expects to award about $700 million in grants in 2027, a figure that could rise, a Ford Foundation spokesperson told the Associated Press.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
California’s economic development program, known as GO-Biz, also has doled out more than $1 billion in job training, grants, tax credits and other programs to retain companies and attract those from out of state.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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Another drug recommended in the new guideline is gabapentin, an anticonvulsant typically used to treat seizures.

— Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Despite warnings and seizures by European food and health authorities, the product was still being sold online at the end of the study period.

— Andrew Yockey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

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The total allotments to the three downstream states could be cut by as much as 40% through 2036, menacing their economies and communities.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
These allotments seemed more than reasonable given the annual water flow at the time.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026

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