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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
But the announcement April 28 that the United Arab Emirates was leaving OPEC caps years of tension where the desert state chafed under the cartel’s quotas, and recently, encountered severe strain in its relationship with Saudi Arabia, the group’s most potent force by far.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Algeria, which relies more on gas, and Libya, which is temporarily not subject to OPEC quotas, may prove more resilient, while Nigeria’s growing refining ambitions, with expansions at the Dangote Refinery, could offset some upstream losses.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Even though strict immigration quotas and bans became the law of the land in 1924, the issue persisted as babies born prior to passage of the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act came of age into the 1930s.
—Lawrence Glickman, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Longoria is suing the City of Phoenix, with the lawsuit alleging that the Phoenix Police Department has DUI quotas, therefore pressuring officers to make arrests or be subject to employment consequences.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Phoenix resident Guillermo Sainz Gurrola was also fined $1,000 and will serve probation for three counts of solicitation of registration, which prosecutors described as offering financial incentives to canvassers who met quotas.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Even as the immigration crisis in Europe exploded during World War II, visas to the US faced severe quotas by countries from around the globe.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
The council voted to limit commercial fishing to only a few days and set quotas for the number of salmon that can be caught.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
India has quotas that reserve government jobs and school admissions for people from lower castes, and counting these groups is seen by some as crucial to ensure political representation and the welfare of these groups.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Algeria, which relies more on gas, and Libya, which is temporarily not subject to OPEC quotas, may prove more resilient, while Nigeria’s growing refining ambitions, with expansions at the Dangote Refinery, could offset some upstream losses.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Even though strict immigration quotas and bans became the law of the land in 1924, the issue persisted as babies born prior to passage of the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act came of age into the 1930s.
—Lawrence Glickman, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Longoria is suing the City of Phoenix, with the lawsuit alleging that the Phoenix Police Department has DUI quotas, therefore pressuring officers to make arrests or be subject to employment consequences.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Phoenix resident Guillermo Sainz Gurrola was also fined $1,000 and will serve probation for three counts of solicitation of registration, which prosecutors described as offering financial incentives to canvassers who met quotas.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Even as the immigration crisis in Europe exploded during World War II, visas to the US faced severe quotas by countries from around the globe.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
The council voted to limit commercial fishing to only a few days and set quotas for the number of salmon that can be caught.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
India has quotas that reserve government jobs and school admissions for people from lower castes, and counting these groups is seen by some as crucial to ensure political representation and the welfare of these groups.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quotas
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Walmart passes Berkshire in market value Over the past year, shares of Walmart have soared by more than 35% while both classes of Berkshire have dropped by almost 12%.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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Paltrow shares daughter Apple and son Moses with ex-husband and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and Falchuk shares daughter Isabella and son Brody with ex-wife Suzanne Bukinik.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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One bag serves three hearty portions, or four measly ones.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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Houston Houston leans into Texas-sized indulgence, with a food scene built on big portions and bold flavors.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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This includes soaring gas prices at the pump, seesawing stock markets, rising food and fertilizer prices, higher shipping-insurance costs, and fuel shortages that have touched off violence, work stoppages, and profiteering in parts of Asia and Africa.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Very little offends me in a moral sense in the theater, but parts of this script came close.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Changing the percentages could save money.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The long-standing investor concentration limit of 50% has been eliminated, so more communities with large percentages of residences that are not owner occupied will be able to qualify for eligibility.—
Michael L. Hyman,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The noise levels in the arena reached epic proportions as the Hawks put the clamps on the Knicks.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Expansive and expensive, their gym-bro looks and proportions broadcast their poor fuel economy.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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Such allowances of single drivers in carpool lanes are fairly rare in Southern California, but more common in Northern California.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Next season and beyond will be judged differently, with fewer allowances and far more expected from everyone involved.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 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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The fires scorched some ranchers’ pastures and federal grazing allotments.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Quotas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotas. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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