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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

If you don’t know who to designate, the first thing to think about is who your state would pick if you don’t decide.

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

Warders’ lunch boxes were known as “suitcases” and normally a warder would designate a prisoner, usually his favorite, to carry his “suitcase,” and then reward him with half a sandwich.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Others, like us, were what Ragbrai tradition designates “virgins.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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

Second, the order designates as an organization something the FBI’s past leadership has described as an ideology.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 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

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

Guests check in at a designated host stand in the museum’s main lobby and are then whisked to a separate elevator for Skywalker Grill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Rookie Josue De Paula, mostly filling in for Ohtani at designated hitter, has already shown he can take mature at-bats and provide some pop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Unlike the Olympic Games, where there is usually a designated athletes' village, organisers have opted to use temporary accommodation for competitors.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The U.S. has designated Myanmar scholar and American citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained following his arrest in China on espionage charges, framing his case for upcoming high-level bilateral talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

There were five city quarters, designated by the Greek letters alpha through epsilon.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Deukmejian vetoed the bill, though Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation in 2024 designating the slimy yellow creature as the official state slug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"It is the first model we are designating at this level, and requires stronger safeguards during development and before release," the blog said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

On his first day back in office, US President Donald Trump announced he would increase pressure on Mexico and the cartels, including designating the criminal enterprises terrorist groups.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The Pentagon on Monday updated its list of Chinese businesses the U.S. has identified as aiding Beijing’s military, designating around two dozen new companies, including tech giants Alibaba and Baidu, limiting their operations in America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

“What were your instructions,” Eldon Rosen asked, “if you wound up designating a human as android?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick