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allotment

[uh-lot-muhnt] / əˈlɒt mənt /


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Fans who won a time slot in this drop but didn’t reach the ticket maximum will be automatically entered into subsequent ticket lotteries until they max out their ticket allotment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Roughly half the annual visa allotment goes to foreign students already in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

McCarthy says their federal food allotment is down 35%.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Customers cannot be reimbursed twice in one Federal Fiscal Year and the amount “cannot exceed the equivalent of two months’ worth of their monthly allotment per occurence,” Bonilla said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

Because the Osage had purchased their land, it was harder for the government to impose its policy of allotment.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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