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►Vietnam imprisons noodle vendor over a political joke

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This week's word in the news: ALLOCATION

DEFINITION:
The act or process of giving out parts of a whole.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Under those same drought agreements, Nevada’s allocation would be cut to 270,000 acre-feet if Lake Mead were to fall to 1,025 feet.
►The Las Vegas Review-Journal -- 05/29/2023