designation
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Federal officials said the rescission will remove the national designation of roadless areas but does not mandate timber cutting or road construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
That being said, the current period in the cycle has worked out well for stocks, despite the unfavorable designation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Its overseers at the Los Angeles County Office of Education last month warned that the district meets the criteria for a “Lack of Going Concern” designation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The ULR in its designation stands for "ultra long distance", a feat made possible by an additional 20,000-litre rear centre fuel tank being fitted to Airbus's A350-1000 model.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
After Independence, when the British left, his designation was changed from Imperial Entomologist to Joint Director, Entomology.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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To measure changes in ratings, the Journal converted letter ratings into numerical designations used by insurance regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
As the former head of the State Department’s office that recommended to the secretary of state which groups to designate, I’ve been involved in the designations of hundreds of individuals and organizations.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Like Lough Neagh, it has a number of specific designations intended to protect it.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The TPS law says that designations need to last between 6 and 18 months.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Lyell originally intended to employ "–synchronous" for his endings, giving us such crunchy designations as Meiosynchronous and Pleiosynchronous.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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