allotment
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Backers have downplayed such warnings, saying the measure gives the City Council the power to reduce the park funding allotment by 30% during fiscal emergencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Oleksandr Gorlachov, 43, had gone to his allotment plot outside the city Friday night.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
State leaders noted that under the plan, Nevada’s annual allotment of 300,000 acre-feet could be slashed to as little as 86,500 acre-feet, which they said would be devastating for Las Vegas and surrounding cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"People are also fascinated with our little walled allotment, I call that my mini woodland," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
I stand in it for the full five-minute allotment.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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If you don't have your own garden, many councils offer allotments where you can rent a plot for a relatively small annual fee.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
It allows for harsh water cutbacks if deemed necessary, potentially requiring California, Arizona and Nevada to cut up to 3 million acre-feet per year — up to 40% of the combined allotments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
As it weighs further chip allotments to Super Micro, Nvidia holds all the cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 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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