as in allots
to give as a share or portion
the region has had to ration water during times of drought
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as in allowances
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as in supplies
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Verb
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When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Until now, the state’s business community had fundamentally supported the auctioning of emission allowances as a market approach preferable to the direct regulation of emissions, which many environmental groups favored.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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That does not include travel and expense allowances.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Iran's attacks are still choking off oil supplies and raising food and fuel prices far beyond the Middle East.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Higher supplies are not released until April.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The federal observer program is relatively inexpensive — Congress allocates several million dollars for it each year, a former federal official said.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The safe and consistent 60/40 portfolio, which allocates 60% toward stocks and 40% in bonds, is putting on a lackluster performance this year, the bank wrote in a Wednesday note.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yet University City has never developed the kind of independent dining culture that has flourished in other parts of Charlotte.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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O'ahu resident Melanie Lee saw what's left of her house for the first time on Monday after the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in two decades turned parts of the islands' emerald communities into mud.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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While startups await the president’s signature and agencies anticipate the bill’s new provisions, researchers are trying to stay afloat, some furloughing scientists until the funding becomes available.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Annual contribution caps, even with catch-up provisions, restrict how much can be invested each year.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Yosemite National Park, which only allows 300 hikers per day up to the summit of Half Dome, distributes permits via one main lottery and smaller, daily lotteries (that favor locals).—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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The facility will be connected via a 138,000-volt transmission line to San Diego Gas & Electric’s Sycamore Canyon Substation at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, which distributes energy to the greater San Diego area.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Officials have said the work is also intended to benefit the species by linking portions of their habitat separated by erosion.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the heat, red flag warnings are in effect for portions of northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Rations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rations. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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