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Not only was Navatek’s direct line to Capitol Hill gone, but Congress was doing away with the abuse-riddled earmark process.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The mayor urged the culture ministry to earmark substantial funding to better protect France's museums.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The deal, in which investors will earmark $2 billion, is the latest example where U.K. life insurers managing pensions are turned into a source of funding for private credit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
This source was advising a Maine foundation on how to request an earmark.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Anderson used his power to earmark municipal funds to clean up the Black Belt’s crumbling sewers and streets.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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Inouye was a master of earmarks, a practice that allowed lawmakers to insert funding for specific companies by name in the federal budget.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
That earmarks 100 billion euros for Ukraine’s recovery, but the spending plan hasn’t been approved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
As posted on social media, the deal has the tonal earmarks of an official document.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Could it become tricky to find votes in the Senedd for a budget if Plaid earmarks cash for that exercise?
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
She might have to take them on a train, and she couldn’t ride on a train with her clothing torn, it was one of the earmarks of the fugitive.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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Nicole Higginbotham, a bookstore owner in Rock Hill, S.C., and her husband, Luke, have a high-yield savings account earmarked for pet expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
So far, allies have earmarked only $72 billion, the Ukrainian defense ministry said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Among ten locations earmarked for funding are the Grand Union Canal, the River Brent catchment area, and the Lower Crane Valley.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
It could generate $360 million per year, with about $80 million of that earmarked yearly for Tijuana River improvements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He had never before spent a needless penny, since all money had been earmarked for his bookstore.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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When he’s not earmarking time in his perfect Sunday for reading, Oswalt also delights in frequenting Valley small businesses that fully embrace the indie and oddball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The company, according to Reuters, is earmarking as much as 30% of shares for retail investors and scheduling a meeting with 1,500 of them at an event in June, once its IPO roadshow kicks off.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
Crypto companies such as Bullish and Gemini Space Station have been among those earmarking a larger chunk of their IPO shares for individual investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
But her diary makes clear that her priority was to rule and develop Liberland, earmarking millions of pounds for this project.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
To conclude a separate peace with that Power is become a pressing, and would also be a feasible, task were it not that this earmarking of Constantinople for Russia constitutes an impassable barrier.
From England and Germany by William Morris Hughes
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