assign

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Creators also have to provide a description of the game and a content maturity label, which is used to assign it to an appropriate age range.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

In his petition, Bonta wrote that the sheriff’s department had planned to assign “12 employees working four days a week, five to seven hours each day” to count the votes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Bosses set priorities and assign tasks, while employees execute that vision using whatever resources and support are available.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Some organisms assign different amino acids to certain codons, some use more than the standard 20 amino acids, and multiple codons can correspond to the same amino acid.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Take a pencil or pen and assign each name to the category to which it belongs by putting a check mark either to the left or to the right of the word.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell