as in to allot
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 ration
Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
This makes rationing the remaining power a top priority for NASA engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
Marc Silver, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Union generals believed that men fought better when dosed with arabica, and the troops were awash in it, their daily rations enough to brew more than two cups per person per day.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Markets are empty of most fresh vegetables and painkillers and antibiotics are being rationed, the BBC reported on April 3.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
This makes rationing the remaining power a top priority for NASA engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
Food rations at Kakuma refugee camp have been significantly cut as a result of the U.S. cutting aid to the World Food Programme.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Union generals believed that men fought better when dosed with arabica, and the troops were awash in it, their daily rations enough to brew more than two cups per person per day.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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Though the president has allotted his confidence in Witkoff, the arrangement — which falls outside the typical executive branch flow chart — has not yet borne fruit.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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The better a person’s social rating, the more luxurious lifestyle they’re allotted.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Golden’s travel allowance went from $40,000 to $70,000, the same as Napier.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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But the four workers themselves — two medical specialists advisers, one computer sciences engineer and a health data specialist— only received a monthly allowance between $990 and $1,200, for a total cost of $4,380, paid directly to them by Bahamian health authorities.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Specifically, the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research allocated $100 million in federal funding for women's health in February 2024.—
Kori Hale,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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On Saturday, the Spanish government allocated €1.6 million (roughly $1.7 million) to a new feasibility study for a tunnel from the Iberian Peninsula to Morocco, the closest crossing between the two continents.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Noun
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These include a change to the portion of state Medicaid costs borne by the federal government, which is currently at 90% for states that elected to expand their eligible Medicaid population.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The biggest portion of those cuts would be a reduction in K-12 funding by more than $4.5 billion.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Combs’ case was then then randomly assigned to District Judge Andrew Carter, who later recused himself before the case was transferred to Subramanian.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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According to the law firm, the carrier assigned Morgan to seat 28B, a middle seat, next to Cherian Abraham, a corporate professional from Texas.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Noun
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One of those places was a little diner called The Waffle Hut, which had been part of our town for several decades.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
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One thing for certain, Trusty said, is that the fancy cars, houses and planes that Combs has accumulated are in the prosecutors’ crosshairs, as are any of his companies that could broadly be construed as being part of the racketeering enterprise in the slightest of ways.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Daniel was shortlisted for the 2021 AT&T Untold Stories Competition and produced the award-winning short doc Ale Libre distributed by The New Yorker.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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Wright partnered with Arthur L. Richards, who manufactured and distributed the homes, though they were only offered commercially for 14 months.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
Noun
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People from India and China represent the largest proportion of international students, accounting for about half of the overall enrollment, according to federal officials.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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At the same time, resistant behaviors accounted for almost 36 percent of the time spent in encounters; after training, that proportion fell to about 20 percent.—
Paula Span,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Ration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ration. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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