consign
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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
George’s cluckingly affectionate aunt wants to enfold Hedda in a tradition that would consign her to the role of wife and mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
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
That He just proposed to sit up there and consign us to hardships one right after another?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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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
"We will not give up... the alternative consigns us to a watery grave," Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davies said.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022
It consigns the individual to his private mind, and cannot provide for the validity of knowledge enough even to maintain itself.
From The Approach to Philosophy by Ralph Barton Perry
The two-time World Cup winners are also facing a battle to qualify directing for next year's competition, having been consigned to a qualifier in early 2027.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Back then, the largest vehicles were consigned to the “hard to electrify” bucket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The club suffered the earliest-ever relegation in English football, as defeat at Sheffield United on 22 February consigned them to League One with 13 games to play.
From BBC ● May 2, 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
This cargo was consigned to a Whitby solicitor, Mr. S. F. Billington, of 7, The Crescent, who this morning went aboard and formally took possession of the goods consigned to him.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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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
The turning of the scrum screw late on switched the teams’ tracks in the 2023 semi-final, consigning England to defeat and advancing South Africa to the final.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
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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