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[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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Maybe the most memorable assignment was picking up Sandra Day O’Connor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

She was his personal legal hit woman, and she took on the assignment with energy and enthusiasm.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Sale have at least kept their season alive by making the quarter-finals but they face a tough assignment in the last eight.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Campbell and colleagues had some participants in a study use ChatGPT to complete a writing assignment, and had some forgo help from the tool.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Even so, Neubauer believed he had no choice about his assignment.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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