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as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
recognizing the importance of the arts in the health of a city, the council increased the allocation for the city's annual jazz festival
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as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the allocation of Halloween candy became my job when I was too old to go trick-or-treating myself
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The federal government sent around $91 billion to insurers in the form of premium subsidies in 2023.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025 -
The $100 billion is in addition to the $65 billion the company announced to building three plants in Arizona after the Biden administration offered billions in subsidies.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The need to address electricity costs and our inadequate distribution grid continues while the legislature indulged in a distraction.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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This month, several high-profile recalls were issued for products that never made it to retail stores thanks to import violations, missing inspections, or distribution errors.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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For the 2025 fiscal year, the IRS awarded $53 million in such grants to 315 VITA organizations and 41 groups participating in a sister program, Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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There's concern that making massive changes to the Education Department could impact millions of families and students who rely on the agency for loans, grants and other support, experts say.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The state has not increased the basic allotment per student since 2019.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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Muhammad had a heated exchange with the board’s chair, Anthony Rodriguez, over the one-minute time limit Rodriguez imposed on speakers, saying there were too many people signed up to address the commission to allow for the normal two-minute allotment.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Some Democrats prefer a plan that would see the passage of a shorter stopgap measure to allow completion of work on full-year appropriations bills.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The plaintiffs contend that the Department failed to follow proper rulemaking procedures and ignored congressional mandates in the most recent education appropriations bill.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Allocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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