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Discover LudwigThe phrase "appropriation was cut" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing budget reductions or funding changes, particularly in relation to government or organizational financial allocations.
Example: "Due to budget constraints, the appropriation was cut, affecting several community programs."
Alternatives: "funding was reduced" or "allocation was decreased."
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When his appropriation was cut off in 1892, Powell sent a terse telegram to Marsh demanding his resignation, a personal slight as well as a financial one.
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In its draft report last week it recommended that the Smithsonian's federal appropriation be cut by $225 million, or roughly 30 percent, and that the institution make up the loss by charging a $7.50 admission fee.
As for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting-public television-federal appropriations were cut back.
Legislators on an appropriations subcommittee recently recommended restoring the entire $1.4 million that was cut.
Asked to explain his vote on the appropriations bill, Assemblyman Jos?ivera rose and began a tirade that ended only when his microphone was cut off.
The patterns evoke the African textile industry, fraught with both imperialism and cultural appropriation, and in some cases were cut right from dashikis.
The most recent appropriation was in 1999.
The National Science Foundation, Mr. Grossman said, started in 1950 with a six-figure appropriation; its fiscal year 2009 appropriation was nearly $6.5 billion.
No word yet from Sittig on whether that particular appropriation was on purpose.
A reverse cultural appropriation was taking place.
Data appropriation is surely an ethical issue.
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