How to Use unassigned in a Sentence
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Now, they are assigned in blocks of 1,000, but unassigned numbers still amass.
— Jo Craven McGinty, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2017 -
Officials found a cell phone taped to the inside wall of an unassigned locker.
— orlandosentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2020 -
The Tundra had an unassigned tag on it and was not registered, police said.
— Natalie Weber, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023 -
Sporting KC has increased its resources in the unassigned areas of the country.
— Sam McDowell, kansascity, 24 Aug. 2017 -
The airline said pilots had responded well to an offer of 1.5 times normal hourly pay to give up days off and take the unassigned flights.
— Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg.com, 30 Nov. 2017 -
Burns and her best friend, who now writes young adult fiction under the name Jennifer Echols, would make up unassigned puppet shows for school.
— Matt Wake, AL.com, 18 Aug. 2017 -
Also, if the one unassigned combination is drawn, the result is discarded and the balls are drawn again.
— Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 22 June 2021 -
In other words: open-plan offices; unassigned hot desks; break-out areas with sofas; and private booths for phone calls.
— The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019 -
This constraint is also what led Southwest to the radical idea of unassigned seating.
— Lisa Bodell, Forbes, 17 June 2022 -
In Chicago, the number of unassigned precincts varied by ward, with most only needing one or two final polling sites by the beginning of this week.
— Kelli Smith, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2020 -
If the same team's combination comes up more than once, or if the lone unassigned combination is drawn, the result is discarded and the balls are drawn again.
— Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2023 -
San Diego County has one of the largest reserves among local governments in the country, with at least $700 million in unassigned spending.
— Jeff McDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018 -
With this budget the amount of unassigned reserves drops below the threshold goal of the equivalent of two months of the county’s operating budget.
— Charles T. Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020 -
Other blocks of unassigned addresses have been used by Media Land repeatedly over the past three years.
— Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 5 Nov. 2019 -
That amount will help cushion the end of pandemic aid from the American Rescue Plan, but will leave about $36.4 million in reserves — above the 5% unassigned fund balance threshold set by the school board.
— Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024 -
Criminal damage: Bagley Road A resident parked his car in an unassigned parking space in the Crest apartment complex.
— cleveland.com, 2 Aug. 2019 -
About 25% of employers are placing at least some employees in unassigned seating, and 52% of the rest plan to do so within three years, according to a recent survey.
— Gerard Baker, WSJ, 17 May 2018 -
The district’s operating budget is $2.8 billion; with the new addition, there is now $50 million in the unassigned fund balance.
— Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2022 -
The space will include unassigned desks, permanent offices and a podcast and video production studio.
— Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Oct. 2021 -
The Washington State Department of Health also said there are an additional 167 positive tests that are unassigned and haven’t been added to the total yet.
— Ted O'Neil, Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2020 -
Tribal Nations will get a chance to apply for the unassigned licenses; the remaining licenses will be auctioned off.
— Klint Finley, WIRED, 25 June 2019 -
Any repayment would have come from the unassigned cash fund in the city budget that is earmarked for unanticipated expenses.
— Lisa J. Huriash, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 -
One of the unnamed employees gave the example of a case involving a faculty member that remained unassigned on the director’s desk for about nine weeks.
— Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017 -
To balance the budget, the city plans to take nearly $4 million from its unassigned fund balance — money that is available at the city’s discretion, according to the city’s finance department.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2021 -
Schools are also growing their unassigned money in their general fund balances.
— Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 2024 -
For an extra dash of glamour, check out this interactive Nutcracker performance that will walk guests through the famed Rosecliff mansion (some unassigned seats will be available).
— Joy Ashford, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2022 -
The new space will center on an unassigned desk arrangement, allowing for those who do come in the freedom to work from different areas throughout the day, said Dustin Sarnoski, the company’s head of global realty.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2022 -
On at least eight occasions between June 29 and July 4 last year, for example, correctional posts in housing units went unassigned at the prison in Victorville, Calif., documents show.
— New York Times, 17 June 2018 -
Hot-desking is a system that uses unassigned desks furnished with identical monitors, a keyboard, a mouse, and docking station to connect to the office network.
— Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021 -
To cover the forecasted shortfall, the city plans to use $5 million from the city’s $22.6 million unassigned general fund balance — money available at the city’s discretion, according to the city’s finance department.
— Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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