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designation

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




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DHS can extend the program for a six, 12 or 18-month period or decide to cancel the designation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Choosing per stirpes can provide a hedge if a child has children before the beneficiary designation is updated, so that a deceased child’s share will pass on to their descendants.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The decision by the Department of Homeland Security to extend or terminate TPS typically has been made at least 60 days before the designation was set to expire.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

While the designation does not prevent all development on the headland, it does restrict the kind of changes owners to property within the boundary can make without first obtaining planning permission.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

There was a pair of silver-backed brushes his mother had given him when he was sixteen, engraved with his initials, the abbreviated degree designation of a doctor.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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

But these designations do not overcome the environmental hurdles.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

You have three options: a will, beneficiary designations or a trust.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 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




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