allocate

Example Sentences

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Elon Musk may allocate 30% of SpaceX’s IPO to retail investors, significantly more than typical, mirroring Tesla’s support.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Global shipping is interconnected, and as companies try to keep routes to Europe supplied, they may allocate fewer ships to other, less traveled routes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

That is a problem in many organizations, but the stakes are higher at OpenAI and other frontier labs, where the central issue is how to spend and allocate scarce computing capacity between projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Dr Turnbull said being able to allocate eligible patients to the trial was "really exciting".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

He looked at his little sister and tried to allocate blame so it all fell on her, but he couldn’t.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer