- present participle of assign.
assigning
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Futures markets expect the Fed to hold rates steady in October, assigning only a 17% probability of an increase.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
James Blunt immediately took control, assigning players various different roles.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“My guess is the market is assigning this a low probability, but the consequences are large enough that it deserves some premium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The bill, called the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, works 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 ● Sep. 30, 2026
The fourth night, he believed, the chief had succeeded in assigning Rolf and another of our group to the same shift.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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