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something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
you need to meet your sales quota, or you'll be put on probation
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Recent Examples of quotas
Since then, the schools have been working with the commission to review every degree program triggered by the law's enrollment quotas to come up with this final list.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
The last time the country saw immigration at the current scale was in the early 1900s, when Congress responded by imposing quotas.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Immigrant rights advocates have criticized the practice as inhumane and say ICE has cruelly targeted people following the rules by turning up to their court dates to meet quotas.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The central bank originally imposed the limitations due to governance and control issues at Wells, including employees opening millions of unauthorized accounts to meet work-performance quotas.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
This person suggested that the legislation could become more powerful if combined with local streamer content quotas, building up a more holistic framework that would support commissions from all players.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
There is no formal process, and no quotas telling us there must be at least one series per year made with the VRT.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, there are scores of comparable, just as high-payoff hikes with no quotas at all.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
This means that the gas is not connected to the production of crude oil and is unaffected by decisions to raise or lower output according to, for example, OPEC quotas.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
The last time the country saw immigration at the current scale was in the early 1900s, when Congress responded by imposing quotas.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Immigrant rights advocates have criticized the practice as inhumane and say ICE has cruelly targeted people following the rules by turning up to their court dates to meet quotas.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The central bank originally imposed the limitations due to governance and control issues at Wells, including employees opening millions of unauthorized accounts to meet work-performance quotas.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
This person suggested that the legislation could become more powerful if combined with local streamer content quotas, building up a more holistic framework that would support commissions from all players.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
There is no formal process, and no quotas telling us there must be at least one series per year made with the VRT.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, there are scores of comparable, just as high-payoff hikes with no quotas at all.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
This means that the gas is not connected to the production of crude oil and is unaffected by decisions to raise or lower output according to, for example, OPEC quotas.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotas
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McCormick shares fell 8% over the past week.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic's showdown with the Pentagon this year left OpenAI looking like the bad guy, and just this week Bloomberg reported that demand is weakening for private shares of OpenAI in the secondary market.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Williams’ letter says the property is located in the North Fork New River Archaeological Zone, which contains portions of a historic camp and a burial ground for the Seminole Tribe of Florida.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mother Nature may have helped with the trimming by sending a freeze to cause many leaves or portions of leaves to decline.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Artemis 2 astronauts have also seen parts of the far side of the moon never before directly viewed by humans.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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In areas where food is plentiful, including salmon-rich river habitat in parts of Canada, some can grow to 1,000 pounds, or half a ton.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Shooting percentages rapidly decreased after the intermission, and each team scored just 11 points in the third quarter.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the competitive loss quotient is only used to determine the lottery percentages, versus the ultimate order.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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What’s meant to feel relaxed and inviting often throws off the proportions and limits how the space can actually function.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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The creatures on this list literally lack spinal columns…and yet attain relatively massive proportions.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Also, Intel notes that these cards can be set up in arrays of two, four, or eight cards in a workstation or server rack module, to enable multiple AI models queued up in one workstation as needed, or to pool memory allowances for AI models that are too big for one card's memory allocation.—
Michael Justin Allen Sexton,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The board approved a motion to negotiate a contract with an annual salary of $381,000 with Suddick, with coverage of moving expenses, allowances for annuity and a vehicle and expense accounts.—
Brooklyn Draisey,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
25 Mar. 2026
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All of it costs farmers more in a year hit hard by weather, and with the potential for some farmers, like those in the South Platte River Basin, to get reductions in their irrigation water allotments.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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And the position manages allotments and the facilities’ budget, tracks expenditures, invoices, accounts payable and receivables, lease structures and lease management, and matters related to program needs.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Quotas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotas. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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