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Despite an accomplished career as a journalist—I’d led a team at The Wall Street Journal to a Pulitzer Prize in 1997—I was months behind on a freelance assignment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Utility man Santiago Espinal, whom the Dodgers claimed on waivers and broke out in spring training, was designated for assignment to make room for the recovered utility man on the roster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
It would be a career-defining assignment and, if done right, would catalyze an economic renaissance bringing capital back to a country that has been a financial pariah for nearly a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It’s a big assignment and he’ll be working on his mental part of the game.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
That fall of 1937, I started my first teaching assignment.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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