rations
Britishplural noun
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If AI doesn’t pan out or become profitable, or if people don’t start paying for it, we’ll have a lot of chips with which to measure our food rations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Guatemalan government, for example, says it has 1.1 million rations ready to distribute in the face of a food security emergency.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Detainees also say food rations were reduced, forcing them to buy costly items at the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Each year, the tribespeople benefit from over $560,000 in carbon revenue that pays for forest scouts and funds education, healthcare and emergency food rations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Although Roosevelt respected Rondon, he disagreed with him, insisting that the Americans’ food rations now be divided evenly among everyone despite the fact that they were already low.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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