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As the former head of the State Department’s office that recommended to the secretary of state which groups to designate, I’ve been involved in the designations of hundreds of individuals and organizations.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

The administration is waiting for Beijing to designate its counterpart, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Amaranta felt so uncomfortable with her defective diction and her habit of using euphemisms to designate everything that she would always speak gibberish in front of her.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

The case stems from a broader legal dispute over the renaming of the cultural institution, which US law designates as a memorial to President John F Kennedy.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

This document designates someone to handle medical issues on your behalf, giving them the ability to communicate with your doctors.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

Denmark gives its citizens the choice of three official genders: male, female, and X.The White House designates a gender-neutral bathroom for visitors and staff.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

It states that the four groups have been forced to stop fully engaging with the ICC due to fears of civil or criminal penalties, and of being designated for sanctions themselves.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Yan had given up two singles and a walk to load the bases before getting Cleveland designated hitter Chase DeLauter on a 90-mph slider for strike three and the second out of the inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The registration makes Wintermute USA eligible to become designated market makers on securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

So when India's Supreme Court declared in June that the right to walk safely on designated footpaths was a fundamental right, external, it felt less like judicial activism than common sense arriving decades late.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Fortunately for Pizarro and unfortunately for the Incas, smallpox had arrived overland around 1526, killing much of the Inca population, including both the emperor Huayna Capac and his designated successor.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

You can do this by designating a child as an authorized user, which is a person added to a credit-card account by the primary cardholder, although some issuers have age minimums as low as 13.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 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

“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 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

“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