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designation

[dez-ig-nay-shuhn] / ˌdɛz ɪgˈneɪ ʃən /




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“Withholding the three specific statutory powers mentioned in the revised designation order in reality withholds nothing,” Seabright wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

International options also abound, including It’s Pho Time and Bethlehem Restaurant & Grocery, reflecting Roanoke’s designation as a city for refugee resettlement in Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

It is now investigating how those sites are being managed, external by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, after it found implementation of the designation fell short.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Dr. Rick Silva, executive director of clinical trials at the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology, explained that the designation helps promising technologies move through regulatory review more efficiently.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

In the sixties, minority became a synonym for socially disadvantaged Americans—but it was primarily a numerical designation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

The new designations “are an important step forward” for the effort, said Sandy Aylesworth, director of the Pacific Initiative at the Natural Resources Defense Council, which co-sponsored both petitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Shortly after the designations, Sheinbaum appointed a new UIF director.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The United States has already applied similar designations to other Ecuadorian gangs, Venezuela's Tren de Aragua and Mexico's Sinaloa cartel.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Those designations can help direct emergency assistance and other resources to affected communities.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Lyell originally intended to employ "–synchronous" for his endings, giving us such crunchy designations as Meiosynchronous and Pleiosynchronous.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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