appropriation
Example Sentences
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“The more appropriations that can pass means that another potential government shutdown would be less onerous,” Krueger said in a note.
From MarketWatch
Thus, Coogler’s vampire story doubles as a parable about cultural appropriation and assimilation, one among many readings he incorporates into the movie.
From Salon
"We have tools in appropriations bills and other tools to force compliance if somebody is dragging their feet and I'd rather focus on those tools," Kaine said.
From BBC
At one extreme of the debate are those who consider it the ultimate form of cultural appropriation; at the other, adoptive parents who thought they were performing a selfless act.
Under the Constitution’s appropriations clause, only Congress can authorize such spending.
From MarketWatch
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