designation
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The Chicks had escaped that designation a few decades ago by the time they were doing this show.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
Robins said the Opportunity Zone designation has improved the neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
It is now investigating how those sites are being managed, external by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, after it found implementation of the designation fell short.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Councilmember Rodriguez said her staff spearheaded the designation, part of her broader work to “enshrining the many positive contributions that Latino families have made throughout our city.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Training facility” was not an official designation, the superintendent would later explain; it was just the way things had worked out.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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These designations are intended to accelerate the development and review of promising treatments for serious medical conditions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
The new designations make the “network more connected,” Aylesworth added, “something that is important as the impacts of climate change threaten ocean health.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Shortly after the designations, Sheinbaum appointed a new UIF director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
After a divorce: Divorce is the most obvious trigger — but as Kleinfeldt’s case shows, wanting to update your beneficiary designations isn’t enough.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 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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