assign

Example Sentences

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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

Calling the US air traffic control system "old" and in need of an upgrade, Homendy urged against assigning blame.

From BBC

In most places, students are arbitrarily assigned to a school on the basis of geography.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But the longer energy prices stay high, the more markets are likely to assign higher probabilities to left tail outcomes and policy mistakes, with rate hikes back on the table now.”

From MarketWatch

“But the longer energy prices stay high, the more markets are likely to assign higher probabilities to left tail outcomes and policy mistakes, with rate hikes back on the table now.”

From MarketWatch