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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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The account accumulated shares through March.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Our general rule of thumb is that a 10% pullback in a high-quality company like TJX represents an opportunity to nibble on shares.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Noun
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If portions of the page appear blank and an ad blocker is enabled, please disable the ad blocker and refresh the page to ensure full access to the content.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Towering campaign images of Bella Hadid draped in Chopard diamonds wrap portions of the driveway, turning the arrival itself into a luxury advertising campaign.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Noun
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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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Voters with some college experience and those making less than $40,000 annually reported the same sentiment in similar percentages.—
Tatishe Nteta,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Voters with some college experience and those making less than $40,000 annually reported the same sentiment in similar percentages.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Jimmy Fairly’s exaggerated proportions and curved shield shapes feel perfectly aligned with that energy.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
16 May 2026
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The artificial intelligence rally has already reached historic proportions and is now passing some famous — or rather, infamous — milestones.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Packages start at $1,200 and include eclipse-day ground transfers, meals and baggage allowances for telescopes and photography equipment.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Since then, the California Air Resources Board has conducted quarterly auctions of emission allowances, collecting a total of $35 billion dollars so far, which, in theory, is being spent on projects that would reduce emissions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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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 18 May. 2026.
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