as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
the region has had to ration water during times of drought
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Recent Examples of ration
Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
This makes rationing the remaining power a top priority for NASA engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
Marc Silver, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Union generals believed that men fought better when dosed with arabica, and the troops were awash in it, their daily rations enough to brew more than two cups per person per day.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Markets are empty of most fresh vegetables and painkillers and antibiotics are being rationed, the BBC reported on April 3.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
This makes rationing the remaining power a top priority for NASA engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
Food rations at Kakuma refugee camp have been significantly cut as a result of the U.S. cutting aid to the World Food Programme.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Union generals believed that men fought better when dosed with arabica, and the troops were awash in it, their daily rations enough to brew more than two cups per person per day.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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The parcel was allotted to her in 1891 through the Dawes Act, which allowed the federal government to break up tribal land.—
Nick Oxford,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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In the district where the Cozy Inn is located, businesses are allotted three square feet of signage per linear foot of street frontage, the Salina Post reported.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Golden’s travel allowance went from $40,000 to $70,000, the same as Napier.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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But the four workers themselves — two medical specialists advisers, one computer sciences engineer and a health data specialist— only received a monthly allowance between $990 and $1,200, for a total cost of $4,380, paid directly to them by Bahamian health authorities.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Specifically, the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research allocated $100 million in federal funding for women's health in February 2024.—
Kori Hale,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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On Saturday, the Spanish government allocated €1.6 million (roughly $1.7 million) to a new feasibility study for a tunnel from the Iberian Peninsula to Morocco, the closest crossing between the two continents.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Whey protein is the liquid portion of milk that separates from the curd during cheesemaking.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
20 May 2025
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However, some portion of the funds had already been dispensed and spent prior to termination.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2025
Verb
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The re-tasking of U.S. naval ships assigned to the western Pacific theater comes as China—now possessing the world's largest navy by hull count, with more than 370 vessels—expands its military reach and presence in the region, attempting to challenge American naval dominance.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Among other resources, three engines have also been assigned to fight the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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One thing for certain, Trusty said, is that the fancy cars, houses and planes that Combs has accumulated are in the prosecutors’ crosshairs, as are any of his companies that could broadly be construed as being part of the racketeering enterprise in the slightest of ways.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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One of those places was a little diner called The Waffle Hut, which had been part of our town for several decades.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Partnering with local community groups that already distribute these materials could increase your impact.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The mattress is available in varying levels of thickness (6-, 8-, 10-, and 12-inch), with the increasing thicknesses distributed across each layer.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Even on a total dollar basis across all states, not just those adopting Medicaid expansion, blue states received a lower proportion of Medicaid funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services than the federal government collected from them in federal tax receipts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
16 May 2025
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While shipments of both passenger cars and vans decreased, the company is noticing a higher proportion of more premium vehicles, such as Mercedes-AMG models.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Ration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ration. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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