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task

[task, tahsk] / tæsk, tɑsk /




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The task required the writers to rehearse for months to map out contingencies and shape character arcs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Skittled out for 157 in the first innings after opting to bat first, they faced an uphill task at the Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground after South Africa A posted 331.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar agreed that the two countries had a "convergence of national interests in many areas" but publicly took Rubio to task over President Donald Trump's assault on visas.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

The federal task force typically briefs Congress on upcoming threats and engages with state and local leaders to game out scenarios ranging from ransomware to critical infrastructure attacks on Election Day.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

I turn back to the task at hand —to the chunks of rubble, to the door hundreds of feet up.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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