assigning

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Assigning an R0 value to bacteria opens the door to a clearer understanding of how bacterial infections spread.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

Assigning excessive meaning to an arbitrary measure misunderstands the nature of famines.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2024

Assigning a percentage to USC’s share of conference revenue is complicated by the fact that media valuation takes two forms: brand value and market value.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022

Assigning priorities isn’t always so easy inside a newsroom.

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2022

Assigning to each star the space already shown to be its quota, we should require a sphere of about 3000 light-years radius to contain such a number of stars.

From Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science by Newcomb, Simon