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After assigning participants genetic scores associated with platelet count, the team compared dementia rates among those who received aspirin and those given a placebo.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Trading cards and other collectibles are verified and assigned condition grades by PSA, which establishes their value and protects them by assigning serial numbers and certification information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

James Blunt immediately took control, assigning players various different roles.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In high school, his English teacher “amused himself by assigning me to play the part of Shylock.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

D.Q. is a very nervous girl who’s always forgetting things, so the teachers keep assigning her extra homework as punishment.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank


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