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[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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This supposedly low-danger assignment proves anything but for Kendal, as the manipulative Rico plays his own double game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Last summer, she worked as the Baltimore Banner’s general assignment sports intern as a member of the Sports Journalism Institute’s 2025 class.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

It would be a career-defining assignment and, if done right, would catalyze an economic renaissance bringing capital back to a country that has been a financial pariah for nearly a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“For this year’s project,” she said, “we’re going to study each other. That’s the assignment on the blackboard, Compliments for Classmates.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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