designation
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Initially named ZTF 25abjmnps, the object was later given the official designation AT2025ulz.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
It says companies that already received what is called a breakthrough-therapy designation from the Food and Drug Administration can get a voucher that speeds up the regulatory process.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
It has a special designation because of the location.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Nevertheless, Anthropic's tools are still in use at all of the government agencies that had been using them before the designation.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
In the sixties, minority became a synonym for socially disadvantaged Americans—but it was primarily a numerical designation.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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Vocabulary lists containing designation
47 Great Words from "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," by Junot Diaz
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