designating

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“For the first time in the program’s history, EPA is designating both microplastics and pharmaceuticals as priority contaminant groups,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

A court blocked the Pentagon from designating Anthropic a supply-chain risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

A good first step to reducing screen time could be designating a set place in the home for devices, such as a particular cupboard.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

That led to the Department of Defense designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk and barring the use of its tools at the Pentagon, following a six-month phase-out.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 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