assigning

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It requires assigning a numerical value to quality improvements, which varies highly by individual preference or income.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

"Some staff we spoke with expressed a perception that, during incident investigations, a culture of assigning blame was present."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The conglomerate’s shares have been trading poorly, essentially assigning a value of zero to its holdings, which the company pointed out in an investor presentation last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The airline said it would be contacting customers “proactively” about assigning them new flights once Israel’s airspace reopened.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

If you drew a blank card from the deck, that meant you could fill it in, assigning it a point value and an effect, the more random the better.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater