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task

[task, tahsk] / tæsk, tɑsk /




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Yet the task before her is unlike any she has faced before.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Some people lack the time or focus to tackle the task.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Others question whether the City Council is up to the task of overseeing the department of roughly 8,600 officers and 3,600 civilians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The eurozone’s economy contracted in the first quarter, driven by declines in output in Ireland and France, complicating the European Central Bank’s task as it seeks to cool rising inflation without unduly damaging economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

This elicited a flurry of protests, and Callaway again began the arduous task of quieting everyone down.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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