as in allotting
to give as a share or portion
the region has had to ration water during times of drought
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Recent Examples of rationing
With gasoline production in Russia reduced by roughly 17% to 850,000 barrels a day, according to government statistics, rationing has been introduced in many regions, and motorists have had to wait in line for hours to refuel.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
By late June, some form of rationing was reported in more than half of Russia’s regions.
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Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The last strong El Niño event, which took place in 2015, brought a record 16 tropical cyclones to the Northern Pacific and a 500-year drought in the Caribbean that led to water rationing in Puerto Rico, and marked 2015 as the hottest year on record.
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Simmone Shah,
Time,
29 June 2026
Now that Wikipedia has become infrastructure, that community is rationing openness to preserve quality for readers.
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Ryan McGrady,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Americans were subject to rationing of food and other items, while POWs were provided a steady diet of good food and access to many name-brand items, such as cigarettes, that were unavailable to the general population.
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Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
That will add to the demand that’s snapping back as prices fall and governments ease rationing policies.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Other towns and cities are rationing water just in case.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
In contrast, other nations, such as India, are now rationing the use of gas.
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Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
ABC News,
3 July 2026
By late June, some form of rationing was reported in more than half of Russia’s regions.
—
Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The last strong El Niño event, which took place in 2015, brought a record 16 tropical cyclones to the Northern Pacific and a 500-year drought in the Caribbean that led to water rationing in Puerto Rico, and marked 2015 as the hottest year on record.
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Simmone Shah,
Time,
29 June 2026
Now that Wikipedia has become infrastructure, that community is rationing openness to preserve quality for readers.
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Ryan McGrady,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Americans were subject to rationing of food and other items, while POWs were provided a steady diet of good food and access to many name-brand items, such as cigarettes, that were unavailable to the general population.
—
Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
That will add to the demand that’s snapping back as prices fall and governments ease rationing policies.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Other towns and cities are rationing water just in case.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
In contrast, other nations, such as India, are now rationing the use of gas.
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Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationing
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Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
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The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
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Earlier this year, Senate Republicans proposed allocating $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from legislation meant to fund immigration enforcement agencies for security enhancements for the ballroom.
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With hyperscalers allocating more than $725 billion to capital expenditures, suppliers are directing production capacity to high-bandwidth memory for AI servers, which earns far more profit per wafer, noted The Wall Street Journal.
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Employers should consider assigning a dedicated benefits navigator, someone who won't give legal or financial advice but will help the employee find relevant benefits, understand deadlines and know which professionals to call.
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Target's new attendance point system Target will start tracking unexcused tardiness and absences for its store and warehouse workers in September, assigning point values to violations and terminating any employee who hits 12 points within a year.
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Large volunteer service stations there feed pilgrims, Zaidi said, adding that distributing food and drink is one of the most universal practices.
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So far, experts in extremism have tracked Young Columbia members' activity in Wisconsin and Illinois, where young women have been documented distributing propaganda and meeting up with male Youth Club members.
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“Rationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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