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[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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If the latter happens, investors must buy SPY at $700 or adjust the put to avoid assignment.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In March, she was paid by a staffing agency to post a TikTok highlighting her trips to New York City and various beach locales while on assignment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Inexperience, he thinks, helped him not overthink the assignment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

This spring, she asked Kanjorski and others to submit their chatlog history with each assignment, so she could evaluate how they interacted with AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Even though they were all in the same class, George had stopped to turn in an extra credit math assignment before coming to lunch.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene




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