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designation

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




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The company noted that it isn’t covered by the sanctions but said such a designation “could occur at any time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The River Wharfe in Ilkley's has stubbornly rated "poor" every year since its first designation, but the campaigners are hopeful that's about to change.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Jerome Powell will hold the temporary designation until Kevin Warsh officially becomes the Fed’s 17th chair.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Researchers honored him by using his name for the species designation.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

There was a pair of silver-backed brushes his mother had given him when he was sixteen, engraved with his initials, the abbreviated degree designation of a doctor.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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