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assortment

[uh-sawrt-muhnt] / əˈsɔrt mənt /


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The book includes a 2014 address about Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, that assortment of programs begun in the mid-1960s—Head Start, Medicaid, expanded food stamps and many others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The moves that the company has made around its cost structure and product assortment have positioned it for accelerated earnings growth when the housing market recovers.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s a bit like an assortment of individual tiles that collectively add up to a mosaic.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

JR Smith realized he was going to skip college for the NBA after dominating the McDonald’s Game in 2004, scoring 25 points on an assortment of dunks and long-range jumpers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Patching together an odd assortment of regular soldiers, local militiamen, pirates, black freemen, and enslaved men, he defeated a large and more experienced British army at the Battle of New Orleans with very few losses.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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