assigning
Example Sentences
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You could be assigning more intention to your brother-in-law’s actions than exists, says financial therapist Amand Clayman.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
People keep assigning him symbolic roles: first Muslim senator, Muslim socialist, proof of Democratic radicalism, proof of Muslim political progress.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The law, if approved, would work by assigning a “job retention credit” of $20,000 per journalist for up to five positions, and after that $15,000 for every additional journalist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
What doesn’t change is our impulse to explain complicated social and economic changes by assigning a personality to an entire generation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
‘Complaining of unfairness is like assigning blame, Percy Jackson. It does no one any good.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
