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Interior Secretary Harold Ickes ended the skirmish by imposing a truce and persuading Congress to designate the dam as a federal project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

She said if Stormont is serious about Bengoa's report and improving the health care system they "must enshrine this absolute right in law" for patients to designate an essential family carer.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Genstar will be entitled to designate two directors to Victory Capital’s board, which will expand to 11 members upon closing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

First, no legal authority exists to designate domestic organizations as terrorist groups.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

Christian mystics devoted much energy to deciphering the number 666, said by John the Apostle to designate the name of the Beast of the Apocalypse, the Antichrist.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Known as the Record of Emergency Data, this form designates that beneficiaries get $100,000 tax-free cash and any unreceived payments after a servicemember dies.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

The brand said in a May earnings call that quarterly sales in the region it designates as Greater China exceeded the Asia-Pacific regional growth figure of 44%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

As a terrorism scholar who spent a decade running the State Department office that designates terrorist organizations, I understand their confusion.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

China’s latest Five-Year Plan explicitly designates it as one of seven “future industries” set to drive national growth.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

In fact, the term “graphic art,” which designates drawings and prints, comes from the Greek word for writing, graphos.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

In the end, there were none, but procedures were put in place as a precaution and we all had to practice filing into designated safe zones inside our building.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Glastonbury Festival requires those who bought a coach ticket to to board their designated coach for the initial journey to the festival, or entry could be denied.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

American citizens who have been in Congo within 21 days of travel may enter the U.S., but only through designated airports, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

California has designated its first tribal-championed marine protected areas, often described as underwater parks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was set on one of those specially made desks with the drawers and the slide-out keyboard tray, and a designated compartment for the printer.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

The details around his physical condition are particularly consequential because Xi has concentrated extraordinary power in his hands while designating no successor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

These are mostly the same issues that sank previous rounds, including a cap on plastic production, mention of human health, and designating problematic plastic products or chemicals of concern.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Deukmejian vetoed the bill, though Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation in 2024 designating the slimy yellow creature as the official state slug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

In 2025, the Onion ran a spoof headline imagining the State Department designating the league a terrorist organization.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

“There’s my sign for today,” she would say upon entering the cafeteria, spying the placard designating their table in the back of the room.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly