designation
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A 2020 US sanctions designation said he is suspected of involvement in the 1994 attack against a Jewish community centre in Argentina.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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
Its overseers at the Los Angeles County Office of Education last month warned that the district meets the criteria for a “Lack of Going Concern” designation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Unlike Imax or Dolby Cinema, Infinity Vision isn’t a projection format; rather, it’s a designation for auditoriums that meet certain standards for screen size, projection and sound.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Though the asteroid is given the provisional designation 2016BA11 until its orbit can be confirmed, Frieda knows she will name it the Jürgen Eichman in honor of him.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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
It may be that the number of beneficiary designations and transfer-on-death deeds preempted an official probate process.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 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
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
Vocabulary lists containing designation
47 Great Words from "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," by Junot Diaz
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50 Great Words from "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," by Jonathan Safran-Foer
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