as in shares
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
Moreover, quotas or preferences divorced from character and accomplishments are unfaithful to individual rights and responsibilities and a temptation to tribalism.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
The emergency bill also lays out new standards around warehouse operations and giving warehouse workers more information about company quotas and biometric surveillance.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Ending arrest quotas and large-scale enforcement surges.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
But, pushed to meet extraordinary daily arrest quotas, the administration’s efforts expanded to target migrants who, in many cases, had lived in the country for years without committing crimes.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Other historic laws set strict limits on immigration, including the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and the 1924 Immigration Act, which set national quotas.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Arbitrary quotas on fouls, even.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Magnet enrollment was once tied strictly to racial quotas.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Noem’s focus on deportation quotas appears poised to further impact operations in the coming months.
—NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
The emergency bill also lays out new standards around warehouse operations and giving warehouse workers more information about company quotas and biometric surveillance.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Ending arrest quotas and large-scale enforcement surges.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
But, pushed to meet extraordinary daily arrest quotas, the administration’s efforts expanded to target migrants who, in many cases, had lived in the country for years without committing crimes.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Other historic laws set strict limits on immigration, including the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and the 1924 Immigration Act, which set national quotas.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Arbitrary quotas on fouls, even.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Magnet enrollment was once tied strictly to racial quotas.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Noem’s focus on deportation quotas appears poised to further impact operations in the coming months.
—NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotas
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Michigan automakers are also suffering, with Ford shares down 15% and General Motors off 8% since the start of the conflict, as higher energy costs threaten both production expenses and consumer demand.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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That’s based on the number of outstanding shares as of March 4, the record date of the annual meeting, as shown in the proxy statement.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Utah man accused of killing Charlie Kirk was back in court Friday as a state judge denied some efforts by his attorneys to restrict public access to court documents while not ruling out the possibility of closing portions of an upcoming hearing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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If there are green runners and leaves among the brown portions, lawns should recover and rather rapidly when consistent spring weather returns.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Blizzards buried parts of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota while torrential rains flooded homes and washed out roads in Hawaii.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Highs above 90 degrees Fahrenheit are expected to be widespread in Southern California, with parts of Arizona and Nevada reaching the triple digits.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, the Middle East accounted for roughly 21% of unwrought aluminum imports and 13% of wrought aluminum imports — and those percentages have been rising.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Along with increasing the access fee, the board is also discussing getting ride app companies to limit pickups at the central terminal area — within the airport horseshoe — to 30%, with the remaining 70% out at the Skylink, and reversing those percentages for passenger drop-offs, Reich said.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The company will also add an iPad-like sidebar for the apps and deliver proportions similar to those in the tablet's landscape view.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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And, Flaks said, the health system will soon announce another investment of historic proportions on the campus.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Indeed, an analysis by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund and the modeling firm Greenline Insights found that the state Air Resources Board could remove as many as 180 million allowances from the market and still preserve household affordability benefits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The current proposal would remove 118 million emission allowances from the total pool of allowances governed by the state with each allowance equal to a permit to emit one metric ton of greenhouse gases in carbon dioxide equivalent.—
Chaewon Chung
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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In other climate news As Western states brace for deep cuts to their allotments of Colorado River water, one California water agency may be in a position to help.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The permit allows the ranchers to kill any wolf who wanders onto private land on two grazing allotments near the Gila National Forest in Catron County, as well as on federal land within the allotments, if the wolf is actively hurting livestock.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Quotas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotas. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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