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

The prudent investor allocates a small portion of his portfolio to quantum exposure, accepts that volatility is the price of admission, and recognizes that long-term trajectory matters more than monthly price swings.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

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 state, which allocates $430 million annually to the program, offers up to 45% on qualified expenditures in certain cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

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 Cook, Sherburne Friend