reapportionments

noun

plural of reapportionment
as in redivisions

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  1. distributions
  2. allocations
  3. apportionments
  4. issuances
  5. disbursements
Noun
  • Combined with more money than ever from domestic prize-money distributions, the Premier League’s middle has probably never been stronger.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The judge’s new ruling means Barrow, as trustee of Voletta’s trust, is entitled to receive her 25 percent share of distributions from the Primary Wave deal.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributions
Noun
  • Processing capacity, government allocations and commercial economics still shape final output.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This strategic move follows growing concerns over rapidly escalating enterprise AI budgets, with companies like Uber and Microsoft quickly exhausting their allocations.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of allocations
Noun
  • In June 2025, Arizona suggested a new approach that would, for the first time, base the amount of water available on the river’s actual flows, rather than on reservoir level projections or historic apportionments.
    — Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of apportionments
Noun
  • The group said demand was three times larger than supply, with orders coming mostly from international investors, in a sign that Gulf debt markets are thawing after the conflict stalled new issuances.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
  • The drop in visa issuances in the last academic year may have been as high as 36%, according to an analysis of State Department data by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of issuances
Noun
  • One of the Larson’s campaign recent disbursements was labeled an in-kind voter list to Count on Connecticut.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some hospitals that provide emergency medical services but not trauma care, including Catalina Island Health and MLK hospital, are pushing for the county to help them by providing recurring disbursements of Measure B funds.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbursements
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