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allocate

[al-uh-kayt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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When asked what she would say to investors worried about bond-market volatility, Driscoll said to “understand your time horizon” and added: “Really being consistent in how you allocate and taking a long-term view is important.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

That granular data allows decisionmakers to allocate resources and target outreach to the areas with the highest need.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“As we think about technology across all of our portfolios…one of the things that really stand out for us is how we allocate tokens and budgets to each of those strategies,” Swarup said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It also made drastic changes to the formula used to allocate funds, with more money directed towards areas assessed as having higher levels of need and less ability to raise income locally through council tax.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The financial markets paid a lot of people extremely well for narrow expertise and a few people, poorly, for the big, global views you needed to have if you were to allocate capital across markets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Ireland allocates 0.2% of its GDP for defense, the lowest proportion of any EU member state even after raising military spending by more than 40% in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The average U.S. household spends about $1,100 each month on transportation, twice as much as this budget allocates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to hire a consultant to reevaluate how the county allocates Measure B funds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

They include the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, the growth in commercial and broadcast revenue Fifa has overseen, and a programme which allocates millions in funding directly to member countries every year.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Sometimes it fixes prices, allocates the surplus or distributes the loss.

From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann

General admission for Grand Prix Sunday at Silverstone is up to £289 from £189 in 2021, while the cheapest allocated seat now costs at least £609, up from £276 five years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The contract was put on hold following questions raised in Congress, amid a review of federal funds allocated for this purpose.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

It includes protections for the editorial independence of CBS and CNN, money allocated for entertainment worker benefits and a commitment to negotiate distribution deals for the two companies’ basic cable channels separately.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Whether their money is being appropriately allocated is another question, according to Colas.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The farthest rooms in the house were allocated to Jean’s mania for photography.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

The motion calls for allocating millions of dollars annually to fully fund nine county-run self-help legal centers that assist people navigating the restraining order process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Managements and boards are in the business of allocating the capital entrusted to them by shareholders,” Colas wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

When it came to allocating the homes, NIHE's points-based system was used in conjunction with a local Rathlin lettings policy which included having a connection to the island.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

This is especially risky given the inevitably increasing role machines of the state will play in allocating our rights and privileges under our increasingly elaborate welfare and legal systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

He hated allocating jobs, he wished he never had to depend on other people to perform some of the services necessary in his work.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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