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Example Sentences
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This suggests that although the Wall Street tradition is to set a 12-month target, the analysts have longer-term horizons in mind when assigning ratings.
From MarketWatch
Under the plan, which isn’t final, many consumer-facing goods with small amounts of steel and aluminum—for example, some kitchen accessories—would be assigned lower tariffs, potentially 15%.
Bronstein’s killing was one of three cases in which Hochman assigned new prosecutors in the months before a trial started or a plea deal was reached.
From Los Angeles Times
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., also called it “inappropriate,” though he stopped short of assigning blame, calling it “an oversight.”
From Salon
"I sent the application off last Friday and so far have only received an automated response saying it will take them 10 weeks to assign the application to a caseworker," he told the BBC.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
