designation

If there is a valid beneficiary designation, the IRA will generally pass to the beneficiaries outside of probate, so you would not retitle it as an estate asset.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

The government’s proposal would remove the roadless-area designation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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

One was the designation of the Radiation Laboratory as an independent unit of the university, to ensure the “continuity and stability of the work.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

But as I have noted, the designations are very peculiar.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

The survey respondents wanted financial advisers to be able to help with beneficiary designations, tax strategies and coordination with any other services they might need in order to draft documents.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 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

Their designations reflected their use: fighters—also called pursuit planes—were assigned letters F or P: for example, the Chance Vought F4U Corsair or the North American P-51 Mustang.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly