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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

Inside the boxes were his photos of Monroe, organized with the “sleeve dated and with the assignment on the outside.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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

Despite an accomplished career as a journalist—I’d led a team at The Wall Street Journal to a Pulitzer Prize in 1997—I was months behind on a freelance assignment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

His first assignment in Manhattan, as a junior accountant, was to audit Salomon Brothers.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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