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When she was consigned to a sale in the summer of 2021, he bought her with Hidden Brook for $135,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But he has since been consigned to featuring in cup competitions after Pep Guardiola signed Italy captain Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris St-Germain on deadline day in September.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The question of whether Spurs are too good to go down was consigned to the dustbin long ago.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Such were the trappings of “wealth” that consigned men to their death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Yet surely there were none here, in the Council Edifice; even Matt had sensed that and consigned his dog’s fleas to the corridor.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry