as in allotting
to give as a share or portion
everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it's their responsibility to take them
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Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026 -
For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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Instead the issue lies in assigning ownership of solutions.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ochoa also cautioned against assigning major projects to smaller companies lacking technical capacity, pointing to the Petrocedeño project, which was previously operated by France’s TotalEnergies and Norway’s Equinor.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Other proposals included allocating lottery odds based on two-year records, extending the lottery pool to include play-in teams and flattening odds across the board.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Lawmakers aren’t allocating the pilot program any more money.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Protective barriers like rug pads can help with distributing the weight from a heavy piece of furniture, but these aren't foolproof, Cox says.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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In at least one case, a Riverside County church is distributing special Lent packets, complete with small baggies of Lenten ash, to be delivered to those too fearful of coming in person to a church.—
Julianna Lozada,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Lotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotting. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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