tasked

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Usually, the one reaching out for help is the sibling tasked with holding power of attorney or serving as executor of an estate, and who is being hectored by a troublesome sibling.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

General contractor Enrique Valdez of Azteca 111 Builder Inc. was tasked with cutting the ratchet straps securing Pinky, seemingly putting an end to the bird’s reign.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Wang's visit comes less than two weeks after EU leaders tasked the European Commission with tackling the issue through talks with Beijing -- while simultaneously preparing beefed-up defence measures to protect key sectors.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

He did so without Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, whom the president has tasked with leading the trade portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

After Vladimir's death, the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs was tasked with protecting the Black Book from Moreau and those magician apprentices who avoided capture.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston