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In other words, identical behavior did not lead people to assign the same level of consciousness to humans and machines.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Asked to assign a letter grade to Kevin Warsh, who became chairman of the Fed in May, 36% of respondents said it was too early.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Ellison and longtime Skydance investor, RedBird Capital Partners, then entered into agreements to assign some of their purchase rights to the sovereign wealth funds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

That refers to the multiple that investors assign to each dollar of earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The method used to assign numbers to letters was not specified, however, and so it’s not entirely clear to whom the number refers.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

This method assigns average calorie values to each gram of fat, carbohydrates, and protein, then uses those values to calculate the total available energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Federal Communications Commission assigns and oversees licenses for radio and television broadcast frequencies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

“What we object to is a review that misstates the plan’s contents and reaches beyond the issues the Education Code assigns to the county, all while threatening escalation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Macquarie assigns a “medium probability” of modest escalation from here, “but a low probability for a return to a large-scale conflict, absent a serious miscalculation by either side.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

After the chief issues us our meal bowls and spoons and assigns us our hut, we have only minutes to settle down before the 6 p.m. bell rings, signaling mealtime.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Zhang’s parents, born in the 1970s, didn’t go to university and were assigned government-related jobs that they still have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

A government spokeswoman on Monday said they had started to be assigned.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Over time, participants learned to maintain their assigned foot position without needing constant reminders.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

A second monitor assigned to inspect the medical conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center told the court it was prevented from accessing the facility and medical records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“What’s going on with you this week? You’re barely staying over your assigned hours.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He characterized AI capabilities as statistical computations and warned that assigning consciousness to AI erodes human dignity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

They ended up splitting the class and assigning more students to other teachers, she said.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 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

The formal document assigning the island to Tycho was signed by the King on 23 May.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin