allocates

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For investors, who tend to think in calendar years, the total amount spent in 2026 and 2027 likely matters more than exactly how the Pentagon allocates its funding.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“These costs are socialized in Texas, and the current method allocates a relatively large share to residential ratepayers,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

I’m referring to the classic moderate-risk strategy for near-retirees and those in retirement that allocates 60% to stocks and 40% to bonds.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

States remain legally responsible for providing employment - or paying unemployment allowances, even as the central government allocates $9.5bn for the scheme in the current financial year, ending next March.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

The more commodified and restricted our access to information, the less efficient the operation of the market, the more poorly it allocates resources in our society.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James