Example Sentences

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Sunday’s referendum comes more than a decade after a 2014 vote to curb immigration narrowly passed, requiring the government to reintroduce quotas for foreigners moving to the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But fishing quotas in the Atlantic and conflicts around the world have pushed the price of cod higher than ever before, meaning chippies are having to diversify.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

In recent months, the company has faced criticism from users complaining that they were exhausting their usage quotas too quickly and having to pay high prices to continue.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“New tariffs or quotas will not redirect demand for quartz. It will destroy it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

I say that because, based on current quotas, a person’s chance of being gleaned within the next one hundred years is only 1 percent.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman