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Foley got into her assignment by traveling to the Alps and reading 12 Miss Marple novels at least four times each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Whatever the assignment was supposed to accomplish, it did not appease the man it was designed to flatter.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Instead, it grew out of a class assignment in which Wu challenged students to demonstrate how information theory could be used to solve a real problem.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
“And that was helpful for me because sometimes you can get caught up in the assignment and the execution that you forget, ‘Man, like I really care about that player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Mr. Neely must’ve gotten scared off by Mikayla’s protest last week because today our assignment is boring.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
On special assignments to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 invasion and to Jerusalem to cover the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, he delivered hundreds of on-air custom live shots for clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was a win Arsenal needed, because they face some tough Champions League assignments on the road ahead, such as a home game with Real Madrid and a visit to Bayern Munich.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
But a series of short-lived soccer assignments for a variety of outlets in the UK, including the BBC and ESPN, won her an audition with the U.S. network.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
When there was an issue, I scheduled seminars, makeup sessions and phone office hours at different times to supplement the meetings and assignments.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
He had known several of them in previous assignments and other bases and he had met almost all of them in the days preceding his inauguration as their commander.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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