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[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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This supposedly low-danger assignment proves anything but for Kendal, as the manipulative Rico plays his own double game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

If the latter happens, investors must buy SPY at $700 or adjust the put to avoid assignment.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The allure of this assignment, in her home city, is undeniable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

He seems to think the assignment was to do a sort of Peter Sellers turn, as though under the impression that the project was a broad comedy like last year’s “Fackham Hall.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

What I wanted was to finish my science assignment.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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