appropriation

Example Sentences

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Under the Constitution’s appropriations clause, only Congress can authorize such spending.

From MarketWatch

The 21 people arrested face accusations of appropriation of public assets, money laundering, influence peddling and criminal association.

From Reuters

The cultural appropriation of Indigenous art isn’t exactly new.

From Seattle Times

Congress could address these issues by expanding the EPA's funding in the annual appropriations legislation, which it will write later this year.

From Salon

In late December, Congress included a provision about the International Criminal Court embedded in the large appropriations bill it passed in late December.

From New York Times