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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

The court system would have to step in and officially designate the guardian, checking criminal backgrounds first.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

"We need a regulatory framework, we need to designate operating rules, insurance requirements, accessibility standards, possibly permitting fees, operational limits in high pedestrian areas, and to have accountability for the operators."

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

The Defense Department has faced legal challenges for the process it uses to designate Chinese companies as military entities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The fair prompted President Harrison to designate October 12 a national holiday, Columbus Day, which today serves to anchor a few thousand parades and a three-day weekend.

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

An early sign of how serious Beijing will be about the AI talks will be whom it designates to lead such a dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

China’s latest Five-Year Plan explicitly designates it as one of seven “future industries” set to drive national growth.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 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

I look up and see Plutarch Heavensbee in the magnificent purple robe with the fur-trimmed collar that designates him as Head Gamemaker.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Siegel designated Seth Platt, who served as chief investment officer of Siegel’s family office, to take Hoffman’s spot on the management committee—and accordingly serve as co-CEO, Platt believed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The dogs are also an important national symbol, having been officially designated part of Peru's cultural heritage in 2000.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

"We are particularly alarmed by incidents in which U.S. diplomatic, military, and security personnel were unable to reach designated bunkers during Russian air raids," the statement says.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Delhi Police said on Monday it had removed the site from the list of designated protest venues.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

“The smell. Also, they have designated vacation days. At least, that’s what the sign says,” said Mini.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

ChatGPT’s guardrails for underage users fall short of OpenAI’s commitments to child safety, a nonprofit group said Wednesday, designating the company’s ChatGPT for Teens offering as an “Unacceptable Risk.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The ballot measure also would make a major change to gubernatorial recall elections by automatically designating the lieutenant governor as the replacement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

These are mostly the same issues that sank previous rounds, including a cap on plastic production, mention of human health, and designating problematic plastic products or chemicals of concern.

From Barron's ● Oct. 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

Most of the gold imprint designating whether a given piece was a bishop, king, queen, or whatever had, from years of use, worn off.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady