assigning

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Instead of introducing a topic in class and assigning exercises about it at home, teachers assign a chatbot-enabled at-home exploration of a new topic and discuss it in class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"Investors continue to embrace the AI boom while assigning a higher probability to an eventual agreement between Washington and Tehran," Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management wrote in a commentary.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Without assigning a sense of consequence, the money becomes meaningless to the kid, said Matt Chancey, a certified financial planner and founder of Tax Alpha Companies in Florida.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

It called for "caution in making judgements and assigning blame regarding the incident, pending the Lebanese army's investigation to determine the full circumstances".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

If you drew a blank card from the deck, that meant you could fill it in, assigning it a point value and an effect, the more random the better.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater