designation
Example Sentences
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Jerome Powell will hold the temporary designation until Kevin Warsh officially becomes the Fed’s 17th chair.
From Barron's • May 15, 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
Researchers honored him by using his name for the species designation.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Rao spent early March wading through messages from investors concerned about their portfolio companies’ abilities to continue using Anthropic’s tools given its new designation, Rao said in a March 9 court filing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He also carried a military title, thus outranking Burr with his honorary designation as “General Hamilton,” based on his last appointment, that of inspector general of the New Army in 1799.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing designation
47 Great Words from "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," by Junot Diaz
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50 Great Words from "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," by Jonathan Safran-Foer
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