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[uh-sahyn] / əˈsaɪn /




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It cannot tell me what level of risk I should assign to that fact.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Although grades won’t be recorded on student transcripts or affect grade-point averages, professors will still assign them internally to track eligibility for scholarships and academic awards.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

"It makes it harder to assign attribution because if all of your attacks and groups are coming out of Iran, you can pretty much link it to Iran," Wright said.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The agency also refused to assign any benefits to the reduction of pollutants like nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2026

And take the reasonable view and begin to assign the blame?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

“What we object to is a review that misstates the plan’s contents and reaches beyond the issues the Education Code assigns to the county, all while threatening escalation.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

That number is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s “heat-sensitivity score,” a rating a computer assigns based on medical conditions and medications that could make someone more susceptible to heat.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Macquarie assigns a “medium probability” of modest escalation from here, “but a low probability for a return to a large-scale conflict, absent a serious miscalculation by either side.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Each quarter, S&P Dow Jones Indices begins with the full S&P Small Cap 600 index and then assigns three factor scores to each company:

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

“I hear Ms. Brussels assigns mountains of homework.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Police assigned to airports must also undergo training on “constitutional limits regarding police encounters at airports.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Participants were assigned either to an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet centered on fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes, or to a control group that continued eating as usual without making any dietary changes.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Said was assigned to cover the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Instead, the pair had fun shopping and took a scenic boat tour in nearby Winter Park, Fla. Wales was somewhat disappointed by the motel-like resort they were assigned, but added, “it wasn’t the worst place.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Women with physical strength were assigned positions as mechanics or armorers.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

He is responsible for editing and assigning breaking and fast-moving stories for WSJ's digital audience, covering national events, local news and business.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

It is assigning no value whatsoever to these environmental benefits, thereby ignoring the very health concerns the agency was created to address.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2026

I’m not saying you need to like your boss, but assigning her silence any kind of meaning is harming your sanity and happiness.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Boll believes Germany “banned” the film by not assigning it an age rating, fearing it could incite violence, making it unfit for German theatrical release.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Why, exactly, is Zero assigning a bunch of locations to others?

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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