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designate

[dez-ig-nayt, dez-ig-nit, -nayt] / ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt, ˈdɛz ɪg nɪt, -ˌneɪt /




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Flash makers typically had to designate Apple as a “most favored customer,” which guaranteed that no other buyer got a lower price, according to people familiar with the agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Binational Race USA’s managing director, Valerie Rivera, said the towing incidents took place at San Ysidro Village Shopping Center, which organizers didn’t designate or promote as an official parking area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The agency did not designate Graham, Clyburn and Wilson that way, but the agents were actively investigating their interactions with Kao.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

They can also designate an entire area a face mask-free zone for the duration of a protest.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Now,” boomed Wednesday, over the mechanical music, “at the start of any quest or enterprise it behooves us to consult the Norns. So let us designate this Sybil our Urd, eh?”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

The White House official said Dans is one of two commission members the law designates as representatives of “the interests of industry.”

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

The case stemmed from a broader legal dispute over the renaming of the cultural institution, which US law designates as a memorial to President John F Kennedy.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The U.S. rightly designates GPS as critical infrastructure, but the reference frame that gives every GPS signal its meaning enjoys no such protection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Known as the Record of Emergency Data, this form designates that beneficiaries get $100,000 tax-free cash and any unreceived payments after a servicemember dies.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

In fact, the term “graphic art,” which designates drawings and prints, comes from the Greek word for writing, graphos.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

The stellar system, designated GPM J071507−114153, contains a white dwarf and a G-type star orbiting one another.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

My older brother has since named me executor of his will and designated me as his sole beneficiary.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

State lawmakers, including Newsom, have pushed for the site to be designated a “Superfund” priority site in the hopes that it would bring in additional federal funding to accelerate cleanup efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The changes would also allow authorities to impose restrictions on designated companies, including limiting services provided by Singapore's outsized financial industry.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

There were five city quarters, designated by the Greek letters alpha through epsilon.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Ware also suggests designating a spot in, or near each room, to be your processing center.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The details around his physical condition are particularly consequential because Xi has concentrated extraordinary power in his hands while designating no successor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

These are mostly the same issues that sank previous rounds, including a cap on plastic production, mention of human health, and designating problematic plastic products or chemicals of concern.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Deukmejian vetoed the bill, though Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation in 2024 designating the slimy yellow creature as the official state slug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

On August 11, 1919, the AFL granted a charter to the Boston Social Club, designating it as Boston Police Union No. 16,807.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler


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