assigned

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If you’ve ever had the misfortune of being assigned an inexperienced, overconfident boss, you know what happens next.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Cathy allegedly assigned tasks to Pauken, such as telling him to meet potential intelligence assets and provide them with devices such as laptops and cellphones, the documents said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Marooned in this no-man’s-land for decades now has been the agency assigned the task of enforcing federal gun laws, the ATF.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

When she was assigned the England-Australia semifinal in Sydney, she called Catalano back.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

It carried punishments that were different from those for other crimes, explained the judge assigned to his case, a judge who loathed squandered opportunities.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman