quota
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The U.S. currently applies a higher tariff rate on beef imports after a certain quota is reached.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
If a company exceeds the production quota by more than 30%, they might face a fine of up to 10 times their illegal gains, the ministry said late Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Back in 2021, it notably demanded an increase to its production quota — and got it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Lying about how much they’d worked, about how much quota they’d filled, about whether they were afraid, about whether they were living fat or starving.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
Vocabulary lists containing quota
Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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