consigned
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That we were consigned to history, that a majority at the general election, let alone a landslide majority, was impossible.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
When she was consigned to a sale in the summer of 2021, he bought her with Hidden Brook for $135,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Such were the trappings of “wealth” that consigned men to their death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
In a statement last week, she said: "We will not allow the blood of these dear ones to be consigned to oblivion or the truth to be lost in the dust."
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
And just when Holly had mentally consigned herself to the scrap heap, she felt it.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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