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[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




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He seems to think the assignment was to do a sort of Peter Sellers turn, as though under the impression that the project was a broad comedy like last year’s “Fackham Hall.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Inexperience, he thinks, helped him not overthink the assignment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Despite an accomplished career as a journalist—I’d led a team at The Wall Street Journal to a Pulitzer Prize in 1997—I was months behind on a freelance assignment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It’s a big assignment and he’ll be working on his mental part of the game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The assignment should have taken place in a week’s time, but I heard today that it’s been brought forward.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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