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assortment

[uh-sawrt-muhnt] / əˈsɔrt mənt /


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The book includes a 2014 address about Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, that assortment of programs begun in the mid-1960s—Head Start, Medicaid, expanded food stamps and many others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

That is the sense you get when you walk into a retailer with a strong private label assortment, such as Sprouts Farmers Market or Trader Joe’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion is back, with up to 30 butterfly and moth species, as well as an assortment of California plants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

It’s a bit like an assortment of individual tiles that collectively add up to a mosaic.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

“So over here,” Rafe said, loudly enough for his coworkers to hear, “we have our finest assortment of slicer-dicers. They slice and dice. It’s not just a clever name. And over here—Are they gone?”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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