Example Sentences

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“How Warren and the team have allocated capital for the past 60 years, it will not change.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

That $90.7 billion number is notable because it comes as peers have allocated similar amounts toward capital expenditures for their artificial-intelligence buildouts, all while Apple has been measured in its AI spending.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

“There are certainly better ways to have allocated capital recently that would have given you broader exposure, created healthier portfolios and delivered as good, if not better, returns,” he said.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Since then, lawmakers have allocated just $1.4 billion.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

A reasonable man—Simon emphatically was not—would have allocated to himself some share of the blame while scowling at the empty chairs and dusty furnishings of the office.

From The Monk of Hambleton by Livingston, Armstrong