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consign

[kuhn-sahyn] / kənˈsaɪn /


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And if you do know, then don’t consign “space” to jargon space.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

Austria are three points better off than Scotland and another loss for Scotland would consign them to relegation from the top tier.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2025

This isn’t to consign Richman to pop’s deep bin of one-hit wonders.

From New York Times Dec. 6, 2024

The originator of the concept, Snapchat, started out as a simple photo-sharing app that promised to consign your private visual messages after just a few seconds each.

From Slate Oct. 6, 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

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 captain Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan.

From Washington Times Oct. 13, 2023

"We will not give up... the alternative consigns us to a watery grave," Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis said.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2022

“Gucci” has won some ardent fans swooning over Lady Gaga’s scenery-chewing, roaring, Haaaaaa-ahhhh-ahhh-ohhhh-ahhaaaaaa-ahhhh-ahhh-ohhhh-ah!!! turn as the story’s aggrieved Lady Macbeth stand-in, which I can appreciate up till the movie consigns her to the background.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 23, 2021

Troilus learns of this, consigns her to oblivion, and attempts, but unsuccessfully, to take revenge on Diomed.

From An Introduction to Shakespeare by H. N. MacCracken

Back then, the largest vehicles were consigned to the “hard to electrify” bucket.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Serkis is certain that George Orwell himself would not have consigned this Animal Farm to Room 101.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

One, a woman, was consigned to “Room 101,” and, Winston noticed, seemed to shrivel and turn a different color when she heard the words.

From "1984" by George Orwell

He knew the future life he dreamed of was now impossible, and it seems he couldn’t face the to which the U.S. government was consigning him.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

Protecting them by consigning them to an inevitable death sentence?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

After he posted a photo of the jacket online, Brown was contacted by Sotheby’s about consigning it for auction.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 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

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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