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assignment

[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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Mudavadi also negotiated a deal that allowed Kenyans currently on the front line and "unwilling to continue in the assignment disengaged and freed to travel back home", the foreign ministry said.

From BBC

Embracing AI can feel discordant for a generation that’s been told to stay away from the technology for classroom assignments.

From The Wall Street Journal

David started at Dow Jones in July 2008 and has had a variety of assignments, from markets and stocks to legal cases.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2020, Justin joined the Washington bureau on temporary assignment to report on the U.S. economy’s struggles in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, of course, I had no work assignment, having been marked down for transport.

From Literature