quota

Example Sentences

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An editorial in the student newspaper proclaimed the cap a “crude” quota.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The 2026 quota request didn’t pass Congress, and Mr. Bessent can kill it in the budget cradle this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The quota of Australian beef allowed into the EU will increase more than 10 times the current level over the next decade, although that falls short of the level Australian farmers had been seeking.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Then at the end of 2024, Germany announced that it would increase the skilled work visa quota for Indian citizens from 20,000 per year to 90,000.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Brother Leon had promised to put up a special honor roll on the bulletin board in the main first-floor corridor for those who made their quota or exceeded it.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier