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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
From 1982 onward, the administration reinstated import quotas on sugar to support domestic prices.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Some maquila workers told CNN they were given daily quotas of thousands of apparel items, and made to stand for up to 15 hours a day, while earning a minimum wage of less than $500 a month.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
With potential regulatory fights to come, this is a potential boon and is a way of circumventing content quotas and other obligations that European countries want to establish.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
At issue was the question of how much say each municipality would have in allowing that new development, with opponents claiming untruthfully that the state wanted to mandate specific quotas for new homes.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
At the end of Indiana’s legislative session, lawmakers stuck a last-minute addition into the state budget bill that instituted enrollment quotas on degree programs at public Indiana colleges.
—Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
While Ford spokesman Mark Truby said there are no quotas on ranking employees, Farley does challenge managers to raise the bar on expectations.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Authorities in Kinshasa said the ban would be replaced by annual quotas.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Employers must also disclose whether the system measures productivity quotas, how quotas may change, and what adverse actions may result from noncompliance.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Some maquila workers told CNN they were given daily quotas of thousands of apparel items, and made to stand for up to 15 hours a day, while earning a minimum wage of less than $500 a month.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
With potential regulatory fights to come, this is a potential boon and is a way of circumventing content quotas and other obligations that European countries want to establish.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
At issue was the question of how much say each municipality would have in allowing that new development, with opponents claiming untruthfully that the state wanted to mandate specific quotas for new homes.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
At the end of Indiana’s legislative session, lawmakers stuck a last-minute addition into the state budget bill that instituted enrollment quotas on degree programs at public Indiana colleges.
—Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
While Ford spokesman Mark Truby said there are no quotas on ranking employees, Farley does challenge managers to raise the bar on expectations.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Authorities in Kinshasa said the ban would be replaced by annual quotas.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Employers must also disclose whether the system measures productivity quotas, how quotas may change, and what adverse actions may result from noncompliance.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotas
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For those who prefer public transit, Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner stops in nearby Goleta and Santa Barbara, with connecting shuttles or ride-shares to Buellton.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Several companies preparing to report earnings this week could see their stocks score large gains or suffer considerable losses, based on current options trading on the shares.—
Nick Wells,Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Parts of southwestern Haiti and the southern portions of the Dominican Republic are also at risk of flash flooding and landslides.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Divide your pizza dough into four portions.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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With Britain’s strongest sector, finance, benefiting from higher interest rates, and Germany’s motor vehicles and parts, struggling with tariffs and weak demand, the rivalry between the two economies is one to watch.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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While wild game roadkill are usually allowed to be picked up and taken home to eat in many parts of the country, some animals accidentally killed by a motor vehicle first require state notification, a license and other steps.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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The 2021 law eliminated the 400% requirement and lowered those income percentages significantly.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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The market has become a competition of numbers, THC percentages climbing like stock tickers, potency sold as prestige.—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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In terms of state population proportions, New Mexico is the state most dependent on SNAP, with 21 percent, or 451,200, of its residents claiming food stamps in 2024.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The new law, which passed the Assembly and Senate last month, does not apply to the Turquoise proposal but aims to prevent similar future developments from receiving density bonus allowances.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The developers also asked for various allowances related to the county’s building and zoning restrictions.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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New work requirements add another hurdle for federal food assistance recipients after the end of pandemic-era emergency SNAP allotments in 2023, Beau said.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Maximum allotments have been increased in comparison to last year’s SNAP benefits, as noted below.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Quotas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotas. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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