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[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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A BBC radio documentary on the case, "Assignment: Greece-Rescuers on Trial" will be broadcast on BBC World Service on Tuesday, January 20, and will available on BBC Sounds.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The award for Committee Assignment of the Year, though, would have to go to Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2023

Thus was born Off Assignment, an online magazine that featured “Letter to a Stranger” as its flagship feature.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022

After members of the police department’s Special Assignment Unit arrived at the scene, those officers used shields to reach the child, the statement said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2022

He made the smile that Lina remembered from Assignment Day.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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