appropriation
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Appropriation is so prevalent in our cuisine that we rarely think about it.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023
But Mr Bichi, chairman of the influential House Committee on Appropriation and a member of Mr Tinubu's ruling party, told local journalists that lawmakers had declined to approve the allocation for a presidential yacht.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023
It is, rather, based entirely on the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, an old but still relevant law that was invoked twice in a recent Supreme Court opinion.
From Slate • Jul. 26, 2023
The 1899 Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act, for instance, secured wetlands as parts of navigable waterways.
From Scientific American • Apr. 2, 2022
Estimates, in House of Commons, 137; preparation of the federal, 148, 149; federal, go to Committee on Appropriations, 149; communications and conferences between Appropriation Committees and the departments concerning, 160-164; thoroughness of later, 163.
From Congressional Government A Study in American Politics by Wilson, Woodrow
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