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assign

[uh-sahyn] / əˈsaɪn /




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The agency also refused to assign any benefits to the reduction of pollutants like nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2026

Reservations are one variable among many; there is no honest way to assign them a precise weight in understanding India’s lag.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Zelensky separately said he planned to assign different people to manage different areas of foreign policy, and that he had offered Svyrydenko a new role leading "relations with a key partner", without elaborating.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

It also opposed plans to assign unique identification numbers to physical copies of the Guru Granth Sahib and maintain a central register, saying such decisions should not rest with the government.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Before she could assign me penmanship drills, I went to find Klawde.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Morningstar assigns a fair-value estimate of $35.20 for Southwest shares; they currently trading at roughly 30% above that.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

That number is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s “heat-sensitivity score,” a rating a computer assigns based on medical conditions and medications that could make someone more susceptible to heat.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Secondly, he is a structured manager with a vision about the game, which assigns a job description for every player, and the role they need to carry out.

From BBC May 26, 2026

And it all comes into your ears, on audio, in a grinding singsong that assigns no particular weight to any particular moment.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

“Your teacher assigns the book to the class but it’s not the book you want to read, so you tell the teacher you don’t want to read it.”

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The senior pilot assigned the Sunday shift was demoted to patrol duty by Nanos days earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Among participants assigned to eat one avocado per day, LDL particle concentrations fell by 49 nanomoles per liter.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

His sentencing hearing was told forms used to monitor and record burials and cremations had not been returned and, according to the prosecution, "not followed up by the assigned registrar".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

I work in Denver and was recently assigned to a boss who lives in Nashville, Tenn.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

There, they would train for several months before they were assigned to combat regiments.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

It is assigning no value whatsoever to these environmental benefits, thereby ignoring the very health concerns the agency was created to address.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2026

Analysts have become more optimistic about Southwest in recent months, with those assigning the company’s stock “buy” or “hold” ratings slowly becoming the majority.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

DWP engineers weigh those factors when prioritizing pipes for replacement, assigning a letter grade to each water main based on its likelihood of failure and the potential consequences of a break.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Boll believes Germany “banned” the film by not assigning it an age rating, fearing it could incite violence, making it unfit for German theatrical release.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Poet entertained the boy by assigning shoe types.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys




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