as in allotting
to give as a share or portion
everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it's their responsibility to take them
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The Legislature has barely funded guardianship services, allotting just enough in its budget the past two years to maintain a statewide hotline.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
13 Aug. 2025 -
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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From there, traders are assigning a better than 70% chance of cuts in both October and December, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool, which gauges rate cut probabilities using 30-day fed funds futures contract prices.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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People are assigning themselves homework to combat brain rot and improve their attention spans.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Grace Fu has served as Singapore's environmental chief since 2020, allocating nearly $4 billion to coastal resilience projects in the low-lying city-state while leading international negotiations on climate policy.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ackerman echoed that uncertainty, highlighting the struggles over allocating dollars between the sports and between men’s and women’s programs.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Undeterred, Sanders has staked his company’s future on producing and distributing 7-OH through his CBD American Shaman network, and manufacturing the product in Kansas City for dozens of other companies across the country.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Solomon has spent months carefully distributing his wife’s belongings to friends and family.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Lotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotting. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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