designation

Example Sentences

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While a federal court in California has largely agreed, a federal appeals court has denied the firm's request to temporarily block the supply chain risk designation.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

It has a special designation because of the location.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It’s unprecedented, Sinnar explained, because the state-level designation, while distinct, goes beyond the federal law governing the designation of terrorist organizations, which have been restrained by the First Amendment.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

In May 2014 the State Department had determined that Cuba was “not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts,” but the designation had to be revoked for Mr. Obama’s diplomatic initiative to proceed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Spontaneously the throng began to sing “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” which many thought of as the national anthem although no song had yet received that designation.

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