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
Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Some supermarkets in the region report empty shelves, while others are rationing purchases to ensure eggs remain available to all customers.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
Kim Dinan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
And in Alaska recently, MREs have found new fans: Hungry bears who broke into a storage room at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to feast on the military rations.
—Isaac Yee, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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During and in the aftermath of World War II, between January 1940 and September 1953, the United Kingdom rationed most food items.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Some supermarkets in the region report empty shelves, while others are rationing purchases to ensure eggs remain available to all customers.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency arrived in my neighborhood two Sundays ago to deliver bottled water and food rations.
—Kim Dinan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
And in Alaska recently, MREs have found new fans: Hungry bears who broke into a storage room at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to feast on the military rations.
—Isaac Yee, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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About $6 billion of grant funding has been allotted to the project, which will take up around 6,500 square feet of the high school, according to Callender.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Because there are generally more applicants than visas available, visas are allotted by a lottery conducted after preapplications are filed in April, six months before the start of the fiscal year.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
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The federal government gives all ex-presidents an allowance for expenses like travel and office space.Tom Huddleston Jr.,Sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Over the next three years, an annual 3.6 trillion yen will be poured into extending child allowances and boosting childcare and education support.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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And make sure to allocate a specific amount toward debt repayment each month.Chad Van Horn, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Biden administration will not be able to allocate $3.8 billion of U.S. aid earmarked for Ukraine before the president leaves the White House, raising questions over the future of the funding when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Tuesday, January 7 episode of Wheel was a special one as current host Ryan Seacrest paused the game portion of the show to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the various folks who work on the program.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Multiple evacuations have already been issued in Altadena itself and even a portion of Pasadena.Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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The report found that 50 per 100,000 in adolescents assigned female at birth and 25 per 100,000 in adolescents assigned male at birth received hormones.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Was assigned to Providence to rebuild his all-around game.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Japan's Nuclear Plants Rattled As Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Hyuga-Nada By Michael D. Carroll Breaking News Editor 0 Two of Japan's nuclear power plants were rattled on Monday when a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest Japan, prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the region.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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In 1983, Wilson drowned at Marina Del Rey. Wildfires, fueled by the Santa Ana winds, initially broke out last Tuesday in the Palisades, before spreading to parts of Malibu and Santa Monica overnight.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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Volunteers distribute water and other supplies at the Westwood Recreation Center on Thursday.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Worldwide, Monday Night Raw pulled in 4.9 million views (measured as total viewing hours divided by run time) Monday and Tuesday in the territories where Netflix distributes it, including Canada, the U.K., Latin American countries and Australia.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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The proportion of the population defecating in the open declined significantly from 2016 to 2022, following government efforts and the film’s release.Birgit Skarstein, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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The increase in America’s median age coincides with an increase in the proportion of the population that is over 65.Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Ration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ration. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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