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[task, tahsk] / tæsk, tɑsk /




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Since taking over at the Fed, Warsh has formed a number of task forces to recommend potentially major reforms at the central bank.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

“The task of the mediators to have the two sides reach some sort of a compromise have become even more difficult in the current circumstances.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Kris is a queer filmmaker taking on the task of reclaiming the slasher horror film-within-the-film, “Camp Miasma,” rebooting it for the queer community to no longer be appalled by.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

Our field needs to recognize the importance of and invest in more health communicators, behavioral scientists, and adept practitioners who understand that being right is only part of the task.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

They performed the task with Ivy League thoroughness and efficiency.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The advent of AI agents capable of carrying out tasks autonomously has led to soaring demand for computing power.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

A range of apps are already helping people to unload menial tasks to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Instinct competes with ChatGPT Work or SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot, which are increasingly growing more advanced at executing personal tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

In my late teens, I remember “Can I Call You Tonight” being an integral part of my life, frequently filling the background of my collegiate tasks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

“It is believed that dybbukim possess the living so that they may perform tasks they were unable to complete in life. What were those words he had you write, Alter?”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The State Bar would be tasked with disciplining lawyers that flout the rule.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Parton plays an angel tasked with changing the mind and heart of a wealthy woman set on selling her humble hometown to a mall developer.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Territorial Policy Minister Ángel Víctor Torres has been tasked with co-ordinating the response, relieving the Ceuta local government of that responsibility.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

They also agreed to establish a "mechanism tasked with reviewing progress and addressing challenges in implementation of obligations and commitments under the Doha Framework Agreement", it added.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

After Vladimir's death, the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs was tasked with protecting the Black Book from Moreau and those magician apprentices who avoided capture.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

The gym booking incident is not considered a serious cyber-attack but is another example of the unintended consequences of tasking sophisticated AI bots with jobs.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The U.S. military is using nonstandard contracts and tasking defense contractors to design new weapons from scratch to cut years off production times and hundreds of millions of dollars off their cost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Manchester United confirmed Michael Carrick as interim manager until the end of the season on Tuesday, tasking him with leading the Red Devils back into the Champions League.

From Barron's Jan. 13, 2026

Google is acquiring Intersect’s workforce and gigawatts of active joint projects, while tasking the company with developing new technologies to expand the energy supply for U.S. data centers.

From MarketWatch Dec. 22, 2025

The blessing of Jacob takes place in the fourth Act; Rebecca tasking her cookery to the utmost in dressing a kid, and succeeding in her scheme.

From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Henry Norman Hudson




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