designation
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At the time, the government estimated more than 20,000 who had been displaced and made their way to the US - living continuously in the country since October 2022 - would qualify for the designation.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
The designation under the US Marine Mammal Protection Act tracks unexpected die-offs and triggers investigation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 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 entire thrust of the colonists’ justification for independence was to reject that designation on the grounds that they possessed all the rights of British citizens.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
For decades, the Department of Homeland Security has granted TPS designations for foreign-born people who can’t return to their home countries because of unsafe conditions such as armed conflict or natural disasters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
You have wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, long-term care insurance, organized records for your executor, and mutually agreed-upon beneficiary designations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
Like Lough Neagh, it has a number of specific designations intended to protect it.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
Vocabulary lists containing designation
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