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consign

[kuhn-sahyn] / kənˈsaɪn /


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Never mind the state’s environmental laws that consign building projects to purgatory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The men alleged that they agreed to consign the model to Heritage for a planned auction sale after the house gave it a value of $800,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

This isn’t to consign Richman to pop’s deep bin of one-hit wonders.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024

But before you consign the warm weather clothes to the back of the wardrobe for good, it might just be worth checking the forecast.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

“We are turning our backs upon the fairest dream of civilization and are about to consign it to the dust,” Barrows read.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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