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consign

[kuhn-sahyn] / kənˈsaɪn /


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Defeat on Sunday would consign them to third place and no path to the riches of Europe's elite club competition.

From BBC May 9, 2026

“Athena helps us incentivize them to consign again and we can move things quicker and do it more accurately.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

The men alleged that they agreed to consign the model to Heritage for a planned auction sale after the house gave it a value of $800,000.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2025

This isn’t to consign Richman to pop’s deep bin of one-hit wonders.

From New York Times Dec. 6, 2024

“We are turning our backs upon the fairest dream of civilization and are about to consign it to the dust,” Barrows read.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Instead the two become friends, and Cora consigns the fling to the realm of her imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

It consigns out-of-form Fakhar Zaman to the bench at least in the short term, while also adding strength to the batting lineup that is so dependent on captain Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan.

From Washington Times Oct. 13, 2023

"We will not give up... the alternative consigns us to a watery grave," Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis said.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2022

“Gucci” has won some ardent fans swooning over Lady Gaga’s scenery-chewing, roaring, Haaaaaa-ahhhh-ahhh-ohhhh-ahhaaaaaa-ahhhh-ahhh-ohhhh-ah!!! turn as the story’s aggrieved Lady Macbeth stand-in, which I can appreciate up till the movie consigns her to the background.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 23, 2021

He'll be vexed, he'll be angry, doubtless; but as a minister plenipotentiary vents his ill-temper in a despatch, your man of law consigns all his indignation, more practically, to his bill of costs.

From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Lever, Charles James

The ground-effect aerodynamics, and stiffly sprung cars, have been consigned to history.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Zverev insists he has consigned those previous experiences to the past.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

When she was consigned to a sale in the summer of 2021, he bought her with Hidden Brook for $135,000.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

Raul Garcia's superb 90th-minute strike consigned leaders Real Madrid to a 2-1 defeat at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday, in a blow to their title hopes.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

“He says to tell you that you have been consigned to the dung heap of history while people like him ride in their limos down the superhighways of life. Something like that.”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Mr. Booker, then Newark’s mayor, responded with a viral tweet “banning” Mr. O’Brien from Newark airport and consigning him to JFK instead.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

The landscape is particularly difficult for first-time buyers, consigning many to the used car market, Drury said.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

Clarke acknowledged the questionable morality of such a project, consigning these explorers to an “onerous and uncertain future.”

From Slate Dec. 9, 2025

Businesses could "retain talent and combat ongoing skills shortages" by doing more to support women with young children, rather than consigning them to the "mummy track", Ms Olchawski said.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2023

I believe that justice demands that you reject the testimony of these men, consigning their stories to the area of deep doubt.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers




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