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as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company
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as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition
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Nebraska overall is heavily Republican but is one of only two states — the other is Maine — that apportions its electoral college votes by congressional district.
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Margery A. Beck, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
This is the stage when key leadership positions are apportioned and the country’s new rulers angle for prize chunks of the executive pie.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Nebraska and Maine are the only two states to apportion some electoral votes by congressional district.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: Nebraska and Maine are the only states that don't apportion Electoral College votes on a winner-take-all basis.
—April Rubin, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
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Margery A. Beck, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
This is the stage when key leadership positions are apportioned and the country’s new rulers angle for prize chunks of the executive pie.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Nebraska and Maine are the only two states to apportion some electoral votes by congressional district.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: Nebraska and Maine are the only states that don't apportion Electoral College votes on a winner-take-all basis.
—April Rubin, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
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The time allotted for updating the rules is coming to an end.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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While there will be no opening statements from the two vice presidential candidates, each will be allotted two minutes for closing remarks, according to debate rules from CBS News.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
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In New Jersey, rain is usually distributed evenly over the months, state climatologist Dave Robinson said.Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Trust distributed $274,212 to shareholders during the quarter, with a per-share distribution of $0.26.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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He was based at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he was assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing as a cyber transport systems journeyman.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The interface for assigning names to faces is clear and simple.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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And so, typically hospitals have favored opioids, which are dispensed by a pharmacy upon a patient’s discharge at little or no cost to the hospital.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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For every five plates finished, a short anime or game plays on the tablet screen at the table; and a prize is dispensed from a machine triggered by every 15th plate placed in a tableside disposal slot.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
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On top of higher wages, the contract would allow workers to use $5,000 initially allocated for a retirement match to boost their ratification bonus, Axios' Nathan Bomey reports.Axios, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nebraska is just one of two states that uses a piecemeal approach to allocating electoral votes instead of a winner-takes-all approach.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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For about a decade residents and city leaders were divided over how to redevelop the area, with some in support of maximizing the number of housing and office spaces and others resistant to adopting such large projects.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But as the audience becomes more fragmented and divided along political and demographic lines, this trend is not going away.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Our mission is to provide clear, accessible journalism that empowers you to stay informed and engaged in shaping our world.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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The Texas Department of Public Safety did not provide any additional details about the case Thursday in announcing the charges, but officials will hold a news conference Friday afternoon.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The Palestinian Authority administers parts of the West Bank while its rival, Hamas, is still nominally in charge of Gaza, after driving Abbas' security forces out in a 2007 takeover.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Euthanasia is the act of a medical professional actually administering drugs in order to end a person's life.The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Apportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportion. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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