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designation

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




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The designation is intended to speed the development and review of certain medical technologies that could offer meaningful advantages for patients.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 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

A payable-on-death or beneficiary designation is a contract and, as such, trumps a conflicting provision in the will.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

DHS can extend the program for a six, 12 or 18-month period or decide to cancel the designation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Truman is part of Bristol Township, referred to as the lower end of Levittown—a designation that applies both geographically and demographically.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

After a major life event: Remarriage, a death in the family or a move to a new state should prompt a review of your beneficiary designations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

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

But these designations do not overcome the environmental hurdles.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Lyell originally intended to employ "–synchronous" for his endings, giving us such crunchy designations as Meiosynchronous and Pleiosynchronous.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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