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[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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But AI assistance is only the beginning of the assignment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Roberts saluted Díaz for working hard to get back to an uncertain assignment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

But when he left for his next assignment, people stood in the summer heat for several kilometres on his way to say goodbye.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Whatever the assignment was supposed to accomplish, it did not appease the man it was designed to flatter.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

The children took up the assignment with gusto.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

One of Mackie's early assignments saw him sketch the dress that Marilyn Monroe wore when she delivered her breathy rendition of "Happy Birthday Mr President" to John F Kennedy in 1962.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

But a series of short-lived soccer assignments for a variety of outlets in the UK, including the BBC and ESPN, won her an audition with the U.S. network.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Spexard says take-home assignments became so riddled with AI slop that they’re becoming obsolete and live assignments are now the way to go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

When there was an issue, I scheduled seminars, makeup sessions and phone office hours at different times to supplement the meetings and assignments.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

He didn’t tell Toby that, obviously, so Toby assumed it was because the boy didn’t understand the material, and he came back with even easier assignments.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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