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[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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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

Since 2021, Rosales has been working on a memoir, an assignment that she initially resisted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“La, you’re missing a class assignment in Algebra.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

According to Reuters, some of the data contains details about officials' job assignments, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intelligence and drug cartels.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

This is what the hubbub about the meaning of a college degree misses: A degree is more than a credential achieved by completing homework assignments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The assignments drew on his deal-making experience at the ATP, WTA, and Pac-12 years and allowed him to work behind the scenes, a shift that has carried into his efforts with tennis players today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

High school students regularly use their smartphones to check timetable changes, room assignments and other school information.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Back in the United States, Liyana’s classes had oral history assignments where they were supposed to go home and ask their oldest relatives or neighbors what the world was like long ago.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye




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