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assignment

[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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The risk: Intel builds upon its extraordinary gains and keeps rising, which would obligate investors to sell the stock, or to manage the short call to avoid assignment.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

And it was a homework assignment, completed in that very room, that ultimately led to her music career.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The only variable is a case assignment wheel.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

When I reached him in Cancún—tough assignment, I know—he told me about a conversation with a customer over drinks the night before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

If I tell you the assignment, you might not think it sounds like much.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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