designation
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That designation is more significant than simply adding another name to a list.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The climbing case counts also threaten the nation’s measles-elimination status, a designation the country earned more than two decades ago due to widespread vaccination efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
However, if that designation failed, that portion of the estate may once again become part of the account owner’s estate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The decision by the Department of Homeland Security to extend or terminate TPS typically has been made at least 60 days before the designation was set to expire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
At exactly one minute to noon, one of the Supply Droids, designation SD-03, powered itself on and disengaged from its charging dock.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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The United States has already applied similar designations to other Ecuadorian gangs, Venezuela's Tren de Aragua and Mexico's Sinaloa cartel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The USDA, for example, relies on the maps as part of a "fast track" process for issuing disaster designations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Most of my assets already have beneficiary or transfer-on-death designations: my bank accounts are payable on death, my car and home have transfer-on-death designations, and my investments have beneficiaries.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
But these designations do not overcome the environmental hurdles.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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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