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
  • Backup running back Tyler Goodson is expected to handle kick return duties, while wide receiver Jonathan Mingo is expected to be the punt returner.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In his absence, the duo of Damon Ferguson and La’Vell Wright have handled Pittsburgh’s duties in the backfield.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • Existing approaches typically require specialized algorithms for different tasks, limiting their wider use in robotics.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Once an agent demonstrates consistent performance, routine tasks with limited consequences can be automated more fully.
    — Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of tasks
Noun
  • Despite a strong growth forecast for the region, unemployment among the fast-growing youth population remains stubbornly high, leading to political instability and leaving the authorities looking for ways to create more jobs.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike training approaches that largely depend on preparing datasets and updating models before deployment, this framework allows robots to continue learning while performing actual jobs.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • Her Congressional assignments include the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, along with Science, Space & Technology.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The ball sticks, defensive assignments get lost, and the Nets begin to resemble five players waiting for a bad night to end.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of assignments
Noun
  • But in the current economy, several projects that have approvals are still in the pipeline waiting to break ground, Trantalis said.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The other, from the City of Dallas, asks voters to authorize $443 million in bonds for public safety projects.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of projects
Noun
  • In counties where there’s one or the other, the responsibilities are often combined.
    — Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Boards of Education have significant responsibilities involving policy, educational priorities, budgets, and fiscal oversight.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of responsibilities
Noun
  • The program hasn’t yet gone to the harbor commissions for approval.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The lawmakers allegedly received commissions in exchange for facilitating the awarding of contracts to companies linked to them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of commissions
Noun
  • Since the charges surfaced, Aurora Mayor John Laesch has called on Johnson to resign from her seat on the board, and from her position as executive director of the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The petition is part of a fast-moving swirl of lawsuits, criminal charges and court orders surrounding the government’s list of potential noncitizens.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of charges
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