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appropriated

ADJECTIVE
abducted
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
taken
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Gen. Rob Bonta — and has requested $35 million in state funds to educate voters on any new midterm deadlines, though that funding has not been appropriated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

On top of that, she has allegedly appropriated their mother’s gold charm bracelet, the family silverware set, the coin collection and anything else she thinks she deserves.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

More than $100 million in congressionally appropriated funds awarded to scholars, writers, archivists, and researchers across the country was snatched up in three days.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

When Congress appropriated the $150 million, only one group—America250—was planning celebrations for the semiquincentennial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Once again the silence between them was appropriated by old Mrs. Pillai’s grunts.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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