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designation

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




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Instead, the statute requires the Homeland Security secretary to terminate TPS if the review finds that conditions justifying the designation no longer exist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

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

While a federal court in California has largely agreed, a federal appeals court has denied the firm's request to temporarily block the supply chain risk designation.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Spontaneously the throng began to sing “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” which many thought of as the national anthem although no song had yet received that designation.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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