- present participle of apportion.
apportioning
Example Sentences
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She said it was not about "apportioning blame or fuelling anger, but about establishing the truth".
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Without apportioning blame, the head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, warned of the safety risks of such attacks.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024
But as the warming climate intensifies the state’s cycles of flood and drought, its system for apportioning water is under strain.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
The Interior Department on Thursday initiated the process of developing new long-term rules for operating reservoirs and apportioning water cuts during shortages.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023
Ernest drew up a preliminary list of first-year grants covering almost every cyclotron in the country save his own, apportioning $10,000 each for Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Michigan, and Princeton.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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