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assignation

[as-ig-ney-shuhn] / ˌæs ɪgˈneɪ ʃən /


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While maintaining a fragile—and heartrending—composure, Ms. Manville’s Jocasta also reveals that she was not Laius’ only victim; it is implied that he was killed while heading to some sort of unsavory assignation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

A Scottish government spokesperson added that the assignation statement, which transfers rights to another party, was made in accordance with the relevant legislation.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Jerry Zaks’ determinedly sunny production of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” is content to serve as an assignation between a megastar and his legion of fans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2022

The lucrative assignation of World Cup soccer venues depended on the highest bidder.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2022

The knowledge that the man had gone out fresh from her presence to keep such an assignation stung her pride to the quick, and brought the crimson to her very forehead.

From The League of the Leopard by Bindloss, Harold




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