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
Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Some gas stations had miles-long lines; fuel was rationed based on whether a car’s license-plate number was even or odd; the White House Christmas tree went unlit; daylight savings was imposed year-round.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
Philippines declared an energy emergency as airlines ration fuel and lines wrap around gas stations.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Verb
That’s after several countries in Asia have already started rationing energy.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Some gas stations had miles-long lines; fuel was rationed based on whether a car’s license-plate number was even or odd; the White House Christmas tree went unlit; daylight savings was imposed year-round.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
Captain James Cook famously credited the health of his sailors to their daily ration of pickled cabbage, a practice that exemplified pickling’s life-saving potential.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
Philippines declared an energy emergency as airlines ration fuel and lines wrap around gas stations.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Taylor Frankie Paul has filed a counter temporary restraining order against ex Dakota Mortensen — both of whom have accused each other of recent domestic violence — as a judge issued a temporary custody arrangement dictating how much time she’s allotted with their toddler son.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So devoted her allowance along with donations from the District 148 board to get the project rolling.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The new Qatar Airways credit cards for US travelers come with perks like baggage allowance, lounge access, and even a fast track to elite status.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the past decade, $15,745 of the county’s funds have been allocated to Billings Road work including inspections, weed eating and mowing the surrounding grass.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Congress allocated money for it, but billions of dollars were delayed due to the shutdown.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Success, Guerra said, will depend in part on whether the county will contribute its portion of the property tax increases, and on officials’ ability to attract new, for-profit businesses to the area.—
ANNIKA MERRILEES,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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During their flyby on April 6, 2026, the Artemis II crew captured a portion of the moon along the boundary between lunar day and night, where low-angle sunlight casts long, dramatic shadows across the surface, revealing rugged topography, craters and ridges in striking detail.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The unit reportedly has about 50 cops assigned, who volunteer for the role.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Florida Department of Emergency Management, the state agency assigned to establish and run the facility, said the facility is run according to federal ICE standards.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As part of a family so entrenched in UCLA tradition, Jaquez has always thought Los Angeles college basketball was on top of the world.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Yang is part of a generation of workers that powered China's growth by digging coal from underground mines in Datong, a city known as China's coal capital in the northern province of Shanxi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The group was equally distributed across the political left and right.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The first wave of Social Security payments for April is scheduled to be distributed this week, following a normal schedule.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Thinking about this case, one important observation is that the proportion of pepperoni can only change continuously during the rotation—that is, the proportion on the left side must increase steadily from 30 to 70 percent.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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And to say the crew was thrilled may be an understatement of cosmic proportions.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Ration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ration. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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