assign

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Without a patient’s full history, it’s impossible to assign the event to Foundayo, Shin said, pointing out that the pill had been “put through the clinical trial ringer” prior to its launch.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

She said monitoring their use of Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, which are used for food stamps or unemployment, could be a way to assign a rating.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"When radiocarbon values approach the limit of calibration, it is essential not to assign more precision than the data can actually support. In such cases, the comparison between archaeology, radiocarbon dating, and genetics becomes crucial."

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

The IMF didn’t assign probabilities to the three scenarios, which were completed before the U.S. and Iran reached a cease-fire last Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Cortes was directly responsible for much of the carnage in Tenochtitlan, but the war was only a small part of a larger catastrophe for which blame is harder to assign.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann