allocate
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At the same time, the governor’s latest budget proposal puts the state on track to allocate the majority of the climate bond’s $1.5 billion in wildfire prevention money within just three years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Chronically late payments limit the time for the U.N. to allocate the funds; one year, China didn’t pay until Dec. 27.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The 15-minute limit is meant to symbolise the 15% of revenue which - broadly speaking - the Grand Slams allocate to prize money.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
That includes “how agencies allocate resources, the types of cases emphasized, how aggressively certain theories are pursued, and how the government frames its enforcement mission publicly.”
From MarketWatch • May 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
Vocabulary lists containing allocate
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