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consign

[kuhn-sahyn] / kənˈsaɪn /


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U.S. automakers have been eager to consign AM radio to the history books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

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

That He just proposed to sit up there and consign us to hardships one right after another?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

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

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022

Some malicious demon seems to be goading him on, in spite of himself, to continuous and exhausting exertion, which consigns him to the tomb before his time, leaving a “pile” of untouched wealth behind him.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes

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

“Yet here is this singular brilliance, consigned to a small span of years. He places the two side by side in the scales.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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

Combined with the move towards colour, the black and white story was thought to have little future value and consigned to the bin.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 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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