allocation
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Asset allocation, Currie emphasized, is a zero-sum game: “You cannot be overweight everything.”
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Hedge funds increased semiconductor stock allocation to 20% of portfolios, up from 5.5% a year ago, driving April returns.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“Our priority remains disciplined capital allocation and delivering reliable energy solutions that create long-term value for ratepayers, partners, and shareholders.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Some hotels are enforcing sunbed allocation rules from check-in to deal with what has been called "sunbed wars".
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Maddie’s egg allocation amounted to one per week.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing allocation
Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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