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Years later, after Ruane became a scientist who sometimes has the opportunity to assign official names to newly recognized reptile species, she returned to that old magazine interview.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

That refers to the multiple that investors assign to each dollar of earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The report was heavily criticized for failing to assign blame or identify specific evacuation failures, but officials have said that wasn’t the goal of the McChrystal Group review.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

“But when you get a mountain collapse with a glacier and this kind of cataclysm, you cannot assign a likelihood to it,” Biedermann said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

When two partners divide up the profits of a business between them they assign a notional book value to the stock in hand.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The Federal Communications Commission assigns and oversees licenses for radio and television broadcast frequencies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

With the U.S. leading in research, technology and branding, it assigns production of sophisticated components to its skilled workers and sends intermediate goods to Mexico or Canada for finishing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“What we object to is a review that misstates the plan’s contents and reaches beyond the issues the Education Code assigns to the county, all while threatening escalation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Morningstar assigns a fair-value estimate of $35.20 for Southwest shares; they currently trading at roughly 30% above that.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

She earns high marks on each challenge Du Barry assigns.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Air Corsica, with a fleet of 14 aircraft, has since assigned alternative planes to keep Airbus’ shuttle flights running.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Nutrition for Healthy Living study included 104 participants who were randomly assigned to one of four diets.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 16, 2026

There were seats assigned by state and indicated by tall signs on poles, there was a host of precisely timed and deeply forgettable speeches by elected officials, and, of course, there was a keynote speaker.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

The Police Ombudsman said when interviewed by its investigators, the police officer initially assigned to the case said she would have obtained the outstanding witness statements if she had kept ownership of the investigation.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

He concluded that there was effectively no way for an accountant assigned to audit a giant Wall Street firm to figure out whether it was making money or losing money.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

The findings also underscore the risks of assigning identities to extinct animals primarily from their physical appearance.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Statutory law is assigning the loss at the same moment the market is writing itself out of it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It is assigning no value whatsoever to these environmental benefits, thereby ignoring the very health concerns the agency was created to address.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026

The seventh-grade teachers of Stirling Middle School did not put any thought into the important task of assigning field trip partners.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty