assigned to

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A department spokesperson said 14 officers and two sergeants have been barred from having public contact and assigned to administrative duties.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Zaghari-Ratcliffe added there was only one, old industrial sewing machine in the prison and she was assigned to be in charge of its use.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Because of its highly unusual anatomy, the insect was assigned to an entirely new genus named Carcinonepa.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

One of the students assigned to his section was a young Zuckerberg.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Vitaly Yurchenko fired these questions at Tom Hannah, the CIA agent assigned to guard him during a shopping trip to Washington, DC.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau