allocation
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The result is a near-real-time system that supplements the water allocation methods already used by the Elephant Butte Irrigation District.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Only 5.5% of retirement savers made a change to the asset allocation during the second quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
You’ll answer some questions about your timeline and purpose for the funds, and you’ll get back a suggested allocation of the funds, which you can then execute on your own.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The fate of a franchise depends on cramming them into a vast, complex puzzle of resource allocation that’s harder to navigate than a swimming pool in a straitjacket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
However, World Bank members, who came from many countries to meet in Moscow, were divided about the allocation.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
The March cup meeting was the first time Celtic supporters have been given the full Broomloan Road Stand allocation at Ibrox since away allocations were reduced to fewer than 1,000 in 2018.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The rise of zombie funds could lead to more institutional and high-net-worth investors reducing their private-equity allocations, O’Connor said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Many investors received allocations far lower than their demand with the top twenty-five accounts reportedly accounting for 65% of the deal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The asset manager is slightly overweight to Japan in its allocations, partly because the yen is at a 40-year low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Department of Defense antidrug allocations increased from $33 million in 1981 to $1,042 million in 1991.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing allocation
Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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