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
When political leaders announce and track massive arrest and deportation targets, then department managers hold front-line supervisors accountable for quotas, triggering a mindless pursuit of bigger and better numbers to report.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
But, pushed by the powerful White House aide Stephen Miller to meet huge daily arrest quotas, the administration’s efforts expanded greatly.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
The media is spinning shocking lies on deportation quotas.
—FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Operation Change in Sweden collects nets that have gone unused by fishermen because of EU fishing quotas, sending some 400 tons of them to Ukraine to date.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
The survey was run through an online panel, with quotas used to keep a good balance across age, gender, and different parts of the country.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
This tool allows the EU to impose or increase customs duties, restrict exports or imports with quotas or licenses, restrict trade in services, and curb public procurement access, foreign direct investment, intellectual property rights and access to EU financial markets.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Magnet enrollment was once tied strictly to racial quotas.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The People’s Bank of China last week announced a package of credit-easing measures, including a 25-basis-point cut in rates on various lending tools and increasing quotas for lending programs targeting key sectors such as agriculture, technology and private enterprises.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
But, pushed by the powerful White House aide Stephen Miller to meet huge daily arrest quotas, the administration’s efforts expanded greatly.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
The media is spinning shocking lies on deportation quotas.
—FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Operation Change in Sweden collects nets that have gone unused by fishermen because of EU fishing quotas, sending some 400 tons of them to Ukraine to date.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
The survey was run through an online panel, with quotas used to keep a good balance across age, gender, and different parts of the country.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
This tool allows the EU to impose or increase customs duties, restrict exports or imports with quotas or licenses, restrict trade in services, and curb public procurement access, foreign direct investment, intellectual property rights and access to EU financial markets.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Magnet enrollment was once tied strictly to racial quotas.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The People’s Bank of China last week announced a package of credit-easing measures, including a 25-basis-point cut in rates on various lending tools and increasing quotas for lending programs targeting key sectors such as agriculture, technology and private enterprises.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotas
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But concerns that overbuilding in Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf markets may create a glut of luxury hotels and residences have now dragged DarGlobal’s shares back below eight dollars.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Flexjet, like several peers, reported record demand in the last quarter of 2025, while the fractional model—where owners purchase shares of an aircraft—was up 24 percent for the year.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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Under Senate rules, it can be used only for provisions that directly affect federal spending or revenue, leaving large portions of agricultural policy outside its reach.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
31 Jan. 2026
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Significant portions are diverted to lawyers’ fees and financial backers, while taxpayers shoulder the cost for decades through reduced services, higher taxes – or both.—
Jaime Huff,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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The warnings come amid escalating unrest in Minneapolis following recent deadly encounters involving federal immigration agents during enforcement operations, which sparked large crowd responses and heightened tensions across parts of the city.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Agencies meticulously plan out public debuts, coordinate every detail of schedules and fan interactions and even oversee many parts of stars’ personal lives.—
Allison Cho,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Blackrock estimates that retail investors now account for almost 20% of average daily flows, up from low-single digit percentages before the pandemic.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Traffic in Apple’s retail stores in China was up by double-digit percentages from the prior year, Cook said, while sales of iPhones in China logged their best quarter ever.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Preckwinkle in her day job has helped give us a governmental failure of epic proportions.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Would love to see Mia make it, but the proportions may hold her back.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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While there are policies on each ship about personal allowances (typically one bottle of wine or champagne and 12 cans of a non-alcoholic beverage), anything that exceeds that is strictly prohibited.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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Unlike the President of the United States (who gets a $400,000 per year, plus other allowances), the first lady receives nothing.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
30 Jan. 2026
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Legroom allotments have been steadily decreasing over the years in order for airlines to boost profits, despite the complaints of fliers.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
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Range Rider Jim Powers rides around cattle in grazing allotments in the Antelope Basin of the Beaverhead National Forest in Montana.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Quotas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotas. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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