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designation

[dez-ig-ney-shuhn] / ˌdɛz ɪgˈneɪ ʃən /




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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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