consign
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Never mind the state’s environmental laws that consign building projects to purgatory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
In July 2023, Schneider agreed to consign his hat to Heritage and the item was given a value of $200,000 for insurance purposes, according to his lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
This isn’t to consign Richman to pop’s deep bin of one-hit wonders.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
To consign Ahmed only to tours of Asia as a second or third spinner feels like a waste.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
What made it possible to consign alchemy to the dustbin of history was a new understanding of what chemists were trying to do.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Instead the two become friends, and Cora consigns the fling to the realm of her imagination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
It consigns out-of-form Fakhar Zaman to the bench at least in the short term, while also adding strength to the batting lineup that is so dependent on Babar and Mohammed Rizwan.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
It consigns out-of-form Fakhar Zaman to the bench at least in the short term, while also adding strength to the batting lineup that is so dependent on captain Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
Chelsea win the Women's Super League for a fourth successive season with a 3-0 final-day victory at Reading - a result which consigns the home side to relegation.
From BBC ● May 27, 2023
The compiler has a word of apology to offer, before she consigns her little book to the public.
From The Portland Sketch Book by Various
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
The ground-effect aerodynamics, and stiffly sprung cars, have been consigned to history.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 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
Raul Garcia's superb 90th-minute strike consigned leaders Real Madrid to a 2-1 defeat at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday, in a blow to their title hopes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
So there you have it: Hamilton safely buried and assuming legendary proportions as a martyr; Burr slipping out of town, eventually headed toward bizarre adventures in the American West, but already consigned to political oblivion.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Mr. Booker, then Newark’s mayor, responded with a viral tweet “banning” Mr. O’Brien from Newark airport and consigning him to JFK instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
The landscape is particularly difficult for first-time buyers, consigning many to the used car market, Drury said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
Clarke acknowledged the questionable morality of such a project, consigning these explorers to an “onerous and uncertain future.”
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
Businesses could "retain talent and combat ongoing skills shortages" by doing more to support women with young children, rather than consigning them to the "mummy track", Ms Olchawski said.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2023
I believe that justice demands that you reject the testimony of these men, consigning their stories to the area of deep doubt.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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