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designed

[dih-zahynd] / dɪˈzaɪnd /


ADJECTIVE
calculated
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Natural gas peaker plants, which are designed to ramp up when power needs rise, can’t move fast enough to deal with some of these surges.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The rare Bundibugyo strain circulating in Congo wasn’t reliably identified by most available Ebola tests, which were designed to detect the more common Zaire and Sudan strains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The region includes the city of St Petersburg, which from Wednesday will host the annual International Economic Forum, an event designed to showcase Russia to the world.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

To investigate these processes, the team used a plasma flow reactor designed to mimic part of the environment inside a nuclear fireball.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Like Olympus, Asgard was designed to be an “intelligent building.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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