quota
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"That has led to fewer pupils in primary schools, and that's making it harder for primary schools to fill the quota of the number of pupils they need to be financially sustainable," Sibieta explains.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
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
Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. are the cartel’s two swing producers that have excess capacity to ramp up output, with Abu Dhabi capable of producing 1.4 million barrels a day more than OPEC’s quota.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
It was better than sticking one kid with the entire quota, wasn’t it?
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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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