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[al-uh-keyt] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt /


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There was, however, a bit of good news this summer when Stellantis decided to allocate production of the next-generation Opel Astra and DS4 to Ruesselsheim, securing the plant's operations beyond 2029.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

While the fund can be aggressive in making changes when called upon to do so, it’s also disciplined in following its quantitative process to select stocks, buy and sell them, and allocate its portfolio weighting.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Uefa was able to allocate them a spare dressing room, normally used by the officials, to give them more space and the same as Villa.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

But it also prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers this summer to allocate $40 million to help counties speed up the process.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 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

County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve a motion to hire a consultant to reevaluate how it allocates funds collected via a property tax instituted by Measure B, a 2002 ballot initiative.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It was seen as a coup when Situational attracted institutional investors including quant trading firm Jane Street, which ranks among Wall Street’s most profitable firms and rarely allocates capital to outside managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The government currently allocates about £66bn for defence.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

This framework allocates 50% of your income to needs, like housing; 30% to wants, like vacations and streaming services; and 20% to savings and debt repayment, including retirement contributions and emergency funds.

From MarketWatch Mar. 27, 2026

The San Francisco record is very precise, since it allocates each neophyte to his rancheria, or at least to the local region of his origin.

From The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California by Sherburne Friend Cook

About 20% of Unitree shares on offer have been allocated to strategic investors including AI lab DeepSeek, and the investment arms of major state-owned enterprises such as China Southern Power Grid.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

However, unlike the index, it can be as much as 15% allocated to stocks in emerging markets.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

The remaining amount is allocated across programs for "awareness and prevention," "screening and assessment," "referral, linkage, and coordination," implementation and evaluation.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

As a rule, fencing is only allocated ten medals during the Olympic Games, even though there are technically twelve events.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Samsung said it is implementing its three-year shareholder return policy, which commits to allocating 50% of its free cash flow to shareholder returns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Richter has called for setting a cap on total water use and allocating water based on what the river can provide.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

And it’s also true that a higher correlation does reduce the diversification benefits of allocating a portion of an erstwhile all-stock portfolio to bonds.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

That’s especially true for small-market clubs, who have determined that allocating a large portion of their payroll to someone who will throw 65 innings all season isn’t necessarily a smart use of their budget.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

All that was clear was that the profits to be had from smart people making complicated bets overwhelmed anything that could be had from servicing customers, or allocating capital to productive enterprise.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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