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On top of that, she has allegedly appropriated their mother’s gold charm bracelet, the family silverware set, the coin collection and anything else she thinks she deserves.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

More than $100 million in congressionally appropriated funds awarded to scholars, writers, archivists, and researchers across the country was snatched up in three days.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

When Congress appropriated the $150 million, only one group—America250—was planning celebrations for the semiquincentennial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

In Nuuk, civil society is treading carefully, afraid that their words will be appropriated by Washington.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Already the other women with her, the blonde in the short pink bed jacket with the tatty fur trim, has been appropriated, has entered the glass elevator, has ascended out of sight.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood