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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
Local content quotas for platforms became policy in November 2025, and the industry is now assessing their practical effect.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2026
Also high on the agenda will be a sharp rise in tourists -- almost 120,000 visited Antarctica in 2024-25 -- and delegates will mull potential restrictions on areas or activities, as well as possible quotas.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
This comes at a time when more nations are attempting to impose local content quotas on the streaming services, which Netflix broadly argues against.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Legal pathways should be clear and not dictated by arbitrary quotas or economic privilege.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Prices more than doubled within a year, surging back to $57,000/mt by December, with industry trackers and analysts immediately flagging operational and logistical challenges in implementing quotas.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
Amazon does not have fixed quotas at our facilities.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
But Emirati officials had threatened for years to leave, blaming Opec’s production quotas for unfairly curtailing its oil exports.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
The quotas are set each year by the Swiss government.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2026
Also high on the agenda will be a sharp rise in tourists -- almost 120,000 visited Antarctica in 2024-25 -- and delegates will mull potential restrictions on areas or activities, as well as possible quotas.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
This comes at a time when more nations are attempting to impose local content quotas on the streaming services, which Netflix broadly argues against.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Legal pathways should be clear and not dictated by arbitrary quotas or economic privilege.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Prices more than doubled within a year, surging back to $57,000/mt by December, with industry trackers and analysts immediately flagging operational and logistical challenges in implementing quotas.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
Amazon does not have fixed quotas at our facilities.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
But Emirati officials had threatened for years to leave, blaming Opec’s production quotas for unfairly curtailing its oil exports.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
The quotas are set each year by the Swiss government.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotas
Noun
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Traders have caught wind of the rising demand for memory chips, sending shares of those companies higher in the past week.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Despite its inflated stock price, AOL still had to increase its shares outstanding by 120% to make the buy, again mirroring the huge dilution in Gamestop-eBay.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The amount will depend on the number of valid claims submitted and the amount remaining in the fund after portions are distributed to pay attorneys, expenses and other fees.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Led by Chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC accused ABC’s The View of not complying with the equal-time rule, even though the interview portions of talk shows have historically been exempt from the rule requiring equal time for opposing political candidates.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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What to do nearby The sea around these parts is where legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Max Schuemann, another righty, hasn’t shown much at the plate over parts of three big league seasons.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Compared to milk and dark chocolate, dark chocolate has the highest cocoa percentages, so the flavor is less dependent on milk and sugar.—
Gavin Escott,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Those in the next bracket, up to $100,800, will pay 12% on that additional tranche, 22% on any additional income up to $211,400, and four higher percentages on four further chunks of income, topping out at 37% on everything above $768,701.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The grandeur of fantasy at our fingertips, Mario’s essence blown up to galactic proportions, has yet to be rivaled.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
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The city is also extending bar and restaurant hours, something that would take an impossible feat of mighty proportions to do in Boston.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Those who inherit assets from their partner will benefit, but under current law, married couples enjoy far more protection and allowances.—
Marc Shoffman,
TheWeek,
7 May 2026
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The country has no inheritance or capital gains tax and a flat 15% income tax rate (with effective rates often lower due to various allowances).—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The defending champs sold out all 8,700 season-ticket memberships for the 2026 season with a 92% renewal rate from the previous season, becoming the first team in league history to sell out season ticket allotments for three consecutive years, the person said.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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But others were planted with random allotments of four and 12 species, reflecting the middle and upper ends of tree diversity in similar-sized areas of our local forests.—
John Parker,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Quotas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotas. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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