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allotment

[uh-lot-muhnt] / əˈlɒt mənt /


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The U.S. has drawn 66 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve since late March, on track to potentially exhaust its 172-million-barrel allotment in September.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Communal washing machines line the utility room, bills are divided so each adult pays £115 a month and the storeroom is stocked with canned vegetables from the allotment.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

The King is visiting Ards Allotments, which was founded by Maurice Patton after watching him visit an allotment on the news more than 20 years ago.

From BBC May 21, 2026

Because this money was allocated directly to the resident-funded landslide abatement districts, the city won’t directly benefit from this allotment.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

I stand in it for the full five-minute allotment.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

If reservoir levels continue to fall, it allows for larger mandatory water cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet per year in California, Arizona and Nevada — as much as 40% of the combined allotments.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The 10-year federal framework will enable much larger cutbacks if deemed necessary in future years — as much as 40% of the combined allotments of California, Arizona and Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

However, Criw Compostio run sessions for households who want to improve the composting they do at home or to improve composting at allotments.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The 1922 agreement granted roughly equal allotments from the river.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

"Mother says she wanted the whole court to preview our new line of scents, just in time for the queen's presentation of toilette-box allotments for the new year."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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