designate
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For clients who like to pick stocks, advisers may designate a “play money” bucket.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
“After thoughtful discussions, the City of West Hollywood, the WeHo Pride production team, and Kathy Hilton have determined that the 2026 WeHo Pride Parade will not designate a Grand Marshal Icon honoree,” read the statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
A wildlife haven in Ayrshire has been "trashed" due to a four-year wait over whether or not to designate the site for protection, according to environmental campaigners.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Carter administration lawyers said the president had the authority to designate an acting chair from among any of the Fed’s seven governors, and Carter issued an order designating Burns as the acting chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Migrants will often designate one person to look out for trouble while the others rest.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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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
An uncritical viewing designates this as another “all’s well that ends well” gag.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
The law also outlaws discrimination based on ethnicity and designates an important Kurdish holiday, Nowruz, as a national holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
The Ellisons have five designates on the board, including David Ellison and Catz, a longtime Oracle executive who has served as its CEO since 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
To initiate spatial teleportation, the traveler enters the STM with the EGG and designates their chosen timeprint.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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"What makes AI particularly concerning is that it's not a tool designated for one specific kind of activity. It's something that can be used across pretty much any intellectual, reasoning, cognitive activity."
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
If it’s a small estate, a designated successor acting under state laws would receive the details.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Emma challenged an earlier statement by local authorities that some of those killed had not taken a designated evacuation route.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned pitcher Kyle Hurt to triple-A Oklahoma City and designated pitcher Charlie Barnes for assignment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
I fill this designated historical building with my voice.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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Clients often hear financial planners talk in terms of designating different buckets of money to organize a portfolio.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Her letter also called for the government to consider designating Heyford Park and its surrounding area as a priority monitoring site for the chemicals - known as PFAS.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Beyond that, they were also beloved by critics and audiences alike, with “WALL-E” deservedly earning a spot in the Criterion Collection in 2022, designating the film as a significant work within the medium of cinema.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Not Anthropic, which is suing the Defense Department for designating it a supply-chain risk, threatening its relationships with other customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Each library cart was labeled with two laminated cards: one with the name of a team, the other designating a range of Dewey decimal numbers.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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