assignation
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By evening’s end, a frazzled Ventura senior citizen — during a cloak-and-dagger assignation — had uttered a secret code to a person who claimed to be law enforcement, then handed him $25,000.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
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
The lucrative assignation of World Cup soccer venues depended on the highest bidder.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2022
In England the usual expression is assignment, in Scotland it is assignation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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