assigning

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And Southwest Airlines was an answer on Jeopardy: “In 2026, this airline ended its longtime first come, first seated policy & is assigning 8C and 27A like all the other carriers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

At the end of this conference, the justices vote on the outcome in the case before assigning an author to draft the opinions.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

It requires assigning a numerical value to quality improvements, which varies highly by individual preference or income.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

"Some staff we spoke with expressed a perception that, during incident investigations, a culture of assigning blame was present."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The fourth night, he believed, the chief had succeeded in assigning Rolf and another of our group to the same shift.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom