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assignment

[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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Should the stock be below $670 at expiration, investors are obligated to buy the stock or to adjust the position to avoid assignment.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

And it was a homework assignment, completed in that very room, that ultimately led to her music career.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Every movement, every car assignment, every handshake position is mapped out in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The only variable is a case assignment wheel.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Should Powers accept this new assignment, he’d leave the Air Force and work directly for the CIA.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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