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assortment

[uh-sawrt-muhnt] / əˈsɔrt mənt /


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One room had squeaky, thin-slat wooden floors that housed a small department store assortment of dishes, kitchen appliances, tools, fans—just about anything a house would need.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Yet the category includes a remarkably diverse assortment of foods, making it difficult to judge their health effects as a single group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

An assortment of politicians and watchdog groups have expressed concern about campaigns using generative AI to produce deepfakes – synthetic videos showing people doing things they did not do – that might deceive voters.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

They have a great all-you-can-eat menu with really great meats and an assortment of sauces and condiments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

An extraordinary assortment of people had already settled into half of the chairs; shabby and smart, old and young.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Asher’s, while primarily responsible for its own brand of chocolate bars and other assortments, will occasionally produce chocolate for bands, brands, charities and other companies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Officials also posed with him while presenting large flower assortments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

In grocery and convenience formats, AI helps determine optimal product mix by store, adjusting assortments based on local purchasing patterns rather than national averages.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

He notes he’s got assortments, too — starting at around $35.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026

She thought of her small chamber in that great stony Academy, and her parents’ luxurious Cathair home, where she had entire assortments of rooms to herself, but she did not miss them.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo


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