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They’ve already succeeded in convincing the government to designate the Vjosa Narta river area as a national park.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

It might deny a drug and designate a cheaper one, or it might say a procedure, test or treatment isn’t medically necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The third requires the government to consider economic and national security tradeoffs when deciding whether to designate a particular area as "critical habitat."

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

For clients who like to pick stocks, advisers may designate a “play money” bucket.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

“We wear seven different colors, to designate our jobs. As a maintenance technician, my deck jersey, float coat, and helmet are an ugly green, the color of overcooked peas.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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

The brand said in a May earnings call that quarterly sales in the region it designates as Greater China exceeded the Asia-Pacific regional growth figure of 44%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The case stems 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 ● Jun. 13, 2026

The Five-Year Plan designates quantum as one of seven frontier technologies, with coordinated commercialization efforts focused on a smaller set of institutions.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Goss used the pronoun that designates a male animal, not the pronoun for a human being in the masculine role of kemmer.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The house has also taken on male ambassadors this year, including actor Pedro Pascal, but still has no officially designated men's line.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Carney designated the pipeline a project of national interest, which he forecast would create 140,000 jobs and generate over C$20 billion in GDP a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Engineers designated a small section of each detector to rapidly monitor a different guide star -- stars whose positions are already known with high precision.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

They are are no longer allowed to display pre-packaged foods including sugary soft drinks, confectionery, biscuits and breakfast cereals in prominent locations such as entrances, checkouts, aisle ends and designated queueing areas.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“You shall be our designated expert on lore.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

That included designating Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, which restricts foreign direct investment, global trade and access to the world’s financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"It is the first model we are designating at this level, and requires stronger safeguards during development and before release," the blog said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

In 2025, the Onion ran a spoof headline imagining the State Department designating the league a terrorist organization.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Each library cart was labeled with two laminated cards: one with the name of a team, the other designating a range of Dewey decimal numbers.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein