designation
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The designation would require a gross annual income per capita above $4,000 dollars, compared with present $2,700.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
No other U.S. citizen is known to be considered wrongfully detained in China, a designation that the State Department says unlocks exceptional U.S. government attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The designation creates legal risks to working in Syria for businesses, especially American ones or those with transactions in the world's largest economy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
When one Indiana walking club formerly using the hot-girl designation rebranded as “Hotwalk Indy,” Lind filed for compensatory damages.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Some, like Dorothy Vaughan and Dorothy Hoover, made the grade as mathematicians from day one; others earned the designation over time.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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The TPS law says that designations need to last between 6 and 18 months.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The assets are made up of different types of funds under various sanctions designations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
McLaughlin hopes the designations will allow the trust to make its nature reserves "more resilient to the ravages of climate change" by restoring habitats and creating wildlife corridors beyond the boundaries of the reserves.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
In many cases, you would not need to be informed or provide consent for your husband to change his IRA beneficiary designations.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Their designations reflected their use: fighters—also called pursuit planes—were assigned letters F or P: for example, the Chance Vought F4U Corsair or the North American P-51 Mustang.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Vocabulary lists containing designation
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