as in assignment
the act of assigning someone to a suitable place (such as a job or class)
Several of our students qualified for placement in the art program.
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Recent Examples of placement
Before putting the socks on, each tester evaluated the socks' construction, materials, and seam placement.
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Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
The match will also see AC Milan’s players wearing the special anniversary kit the club unveiled earlier this month and that resonated on social media for its old-school aesthetic, subtle placement of logos and overall scarcity of sponsors’ insignias.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Interpublic has built up an expertise in ad-tech and using data to help guide placement of ads that Omnicom could utilize, while Omnicom has longstanding relationships with blue-chip marketers such as PepsiCo and Apple, and houses units such as BBDO, TBWA Worldwide and Omnicom Media Group.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
In 2023, the foursome earned three new placements on the tally, as a trio of compilations—The Beatles 1962-1966 (No. 17), The Beatles 1967-1970 (No. 11), and The Beatles 1962-1970 (No. 13)—debuted.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
The match will also see AC Milan’s players wearing the special anniversary kit the club unveiled earlier this month and that resonated on social media for its old-school aesthetic, subtle placement of logos and overall scarcity of sponsors’ insignias.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Interpublic has built up an expertise in ad-tech and using data to help guide placement of ads that Omnicom could utilize, while Omnicom has longstanding relationships with blue-chip marketers such as PepsiCo and Apple, and houses units such as BBDO, TBWA Worldwide and Omnicom Media Group.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
In 2023, the foursome earned three new placements on the tally, as a trio of compilations—The Beatles 1962-1966 (No. 17), The Beatles 1967-1970 (No. 11), and The Beatles 1962-1970 (No. 13)—debuted.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ava Kelley assignment editor for the Midwest Bureau of NBC News Matthew Mata and Sophie Comeau contributed.David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The other members of this plague include All-Pro Aidan Hutchinson, who is out of commission for the foreseeable future, along with Alex Anzalone, Derrick Barnes, Brodric Martin, Khalil Dorsey, Ifeatu Melifonwu, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and Emmanuel Mosely.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The settlements were negotiated after a jury in October 2023 found NAR, Keller Williams and HomeServices of America liable for conspiring to inflate commissions.Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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The suit -- which names the newspaper's parent company, Gannett; its former pollster J. Ann Selzer; and her polling firm -- centers on a Selzer poll released three days before the presidential election that showed Trump trailing Vice President Kamala Harris.Elahe Izadi, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Wisconsin partisan primary election was held on Tuesday.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placement. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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