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assign

[uh-sahyn] / əˈsaɪn /




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The IMF didn’t assign probabilities to the three scenarios, which were completed before the U.S. and Iran reached a cease-fire last Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The public, quite rationally, tends to assign blame to the party in power.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

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

Using this procedure, observers who are moving relative to each other will assign different times and positions to the same event.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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