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as in entrusting
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing
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as in allotting
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in ceding
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts
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as in appointing
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city
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Recent Examples of assigning
How about assigning them some other task, such as bringing flowers or something to nibble on while waiting for the meal to be served.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Memories, associations and context all go into assigning value and meaning to an object.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The selection committee determines the playoff rankings for the 25 teams, assigning the top 12 teams spots in the playoff bracket.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Voters, in approving adding gambling to the state constitution, approved language assigning up to 15,000 slot machines divided between those facilities.
—Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
The Muddy Waters report also alleges that SoFi has been assigning the wrong discount rate to its student loan portfolio—essentially overvaluing it—as well as understating its exposure to loans in default.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Most airlines follow a similar format for boarding passengers, assigning you to a boarding group or zone.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
First witness Many denominations share a system assigning particular Bible verses to be read at each week’s services – a cycle that takes three years, called Years A, B and C, to complete.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Memories, associations and context all go into assigning value and meaning to an object.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The selection committee determines the playoff rankings for the 25 teams, assigning the top 12 teams spots in the playoff bracket.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Voters, in approving adding gambling to the state constitution, approved language assigning up to 15,000 slot machines divided between those facilities.
—Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
The Muddy Waters report also alleges that SoFi has been assigning the wrong discount rate to its student loan portfolio—essentially overvaluing it—as well as understating its exposure to loans in default.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Most airlines follow a similar format for boarding passengers, assigning you to a boarding group or zone.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
First witness Many denominations share a system assigning particular Bible verses to be read at each week’s services – a cycle that takes three years, called Years A, B and C, to complete.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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The company, which also makes the AI model Claude, has claimed that Mythos is currently too advanced for public release, and is instead entrusting the model to cybersecurity experts for the time being.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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Jahangir abandoned writing in the 17th regnal year as his health declined, entrusting continuation to his court historian Muʿtamad Khan, who extended the narrative to Jahangir’s 19th regnal year.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The chipmaker is in the midst of a multiyear effort to restore its technological leadership after years of ceding market share to rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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While ad revenue is on the upswing for streaming outlets like Paramount+ and Pluto, the company’s longstanding TV networks have been ceding precious ad dollars to other venues.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lawson-Remer’s legislation calls for a seven-person independent ethics commission, with the five supervisors each appointing a commissioner and county counsel appointing the other two.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Agency plans include appointing 15 state directors to oversee local operations, the statement said.—
Karl Hille,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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Such challenges come as domestic streaming subscriber growth has stalled in recent quarters, tasking Disney with the need to retain customers.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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The White House previously issued an executive order tasking the government with enforcing laws which prevent non-citizens from voting.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Newsom said the move to defer the funding and repay it at a later, unspecified point is necessary to create a cushion for uncertain state revenue projections and to avoid potentially allocating more money to schools than is actually available, since the budget isn’t finalized until the summer.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rather than cutting funding to other businesses to focus on AI, Jassy seems to be also allocating resources to the same businesses that AI threatens to disrupt.—
Sean Conlon,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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The other takes place during a flight — Lindsay wiping gunk from the toilet seat and transferring it to the rim of the cup Ashley drinks from.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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At the site, the team used a technique known as inelastic neutron scattering, that is defined as an event where neutrons lose or gain energy by transferring energy to form a sample.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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In nominating Shin for the Kay Sexton Award, Hwang explained that long before racial equity and amplifying BIPOC voices gained support in Minnesota and across the country, Shin was at the forefront of difficult and challenging but necessary projects and conversations.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
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Give your mom an early Mother’s Day gift by nominating her.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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