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chares

noun

variants or chars
plural of chare
as in duties

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  1. duties
  2. tasks
  3. jobs
  4. assignments
  5. projects
  6. responsibilities
  7. commissions
  8. charges
Noun
  • China pushed back promptly on the passage of the Sanctioning Russia Act, though Trump has not yet signed the legislation or announced an intention to make good on the authority to levy new duties.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Both lawsuits seek damages based on a Missouri law that allows lawsuits against the secretary of state if the officeholder neglects their duties.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • Nobody delegated the tasks that needed to be done between the two institutions.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Reducing the information burden on pilots could also free aircraft bandwidth for otlher mission tasks.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of tasks
Noun
  • Cabot expects the projects to support manufacturing and construction jobs while creating additional capacity for customers operating in the North American battery supply chain.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This period included a plan to cut 200 jobs in 2024, though Channel 4’s average employee numbers only fell by 67 roles during that year.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • As part of the course, students can use AI models for help on assignments but have to upload transcripts of their prompts and the AI’s responses.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Jones’ system is multiple but predicated largely on Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ high-press scheme, with plenty of pre-snap disguises, overloaded fronts and interchangeable assignments.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of assignments
Noun
  • With its latest funding, Kanin plans to scale waste heat-to-power and other on-site generation projects across North American heavy industry, focusing on energy costs, reliability and emissions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The White House privately reached out to some Democratic lawmakers to sway them on the procedural vote with promises like infrastructure projects, according to one lawmaker.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of projects
Noun
  • Those responsibilities still matter, but the environment around them has changed considerably.
    — Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As always, new goalies will emerge to take on bigger roles and responsibilities than expected.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of responsibilities
Noun
  • Nine states already use nonpartisan commissions to draw congressional district lines but those provisions have limits.
    — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • And the '99 bubble also happened with corporate tax rates at 35% against 21% now, and with retail-brokerage firms charging $15 commissions per trade.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of commissions
Noun
  • After further investigation and medical evaluations of the dogs, the case file was given to the prosecutor's office to determine if stronger charges were called for.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • McPherson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate and other charges.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of charges
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