allotment
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Roughly half the annual visa allotment goes to foreign students already in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Shields pointed out that IID and local farmers are already conserving, and this year the savings will equal about 23% of the district’s total water allotment.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
McCarthy says their federal food allotment is down 35%.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025
Mr Brown said he had also loaned a rotavator to use for work on his allotment.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025
Under the policy, the Osage reservation would be divvied up into 160-acre parcels, into real estate, with each tribal member receiving one allotment, while the rest of the territory would be opened to settlers.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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The Dawes Act
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