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Even the departure of Enzo Maresca, who had consigned Sterling to the so-called "bomb squad" of unwanted Chelsea players, was unable to resuscitate the former Liverpool star's career at Stamford Bridge.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

By that fall, the East Asia branch of Greenpeace had consigned Toyota to the bottom in its ranking of major auto brands’ decarbonization efforts.

From Slate • Jan. 19, 2023

Cast in parts that didn’t always feel like an ideal fit, she saw that the studio had consigned her to the second tier.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2022

One item that Mr. Latchford had consigned to Ms. Wiener for sale was seized at the time.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2017

They thought they had consigned the name for which the arms stood to oblivion.

From The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines by Butterworth, Hezekiah