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They’ve already succeeded in convincing the government to designate the Vjosa Narta river area as a national park.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The third requires the government to consider economic and national security tradeoffs when deciding whether to designate a particular area as "critical habitat."

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

For clients who like to pick stocks, advisers may designate a “play money” bucket.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

"We need a regulatory framework, we need to designate operating rules, insurance requirements, accessibility standards, possibly permitting fees, operational limits in high pedestrian areas, and to have accountability for the operators."

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 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

The case stemmed 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 ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

A guardian in the legal sense is usually someone a court designates to be in charge of medical and personal decisions for an incapacitated person.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

Goss used the pronoun that designates a male animal, not the pronoun for a human being in the masculine role of kemmer.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Exports of electricity to neighbouring countries including Thailand and Vietnam are a key source of revenue for the landlocked nation, designated as a least developed country by the United Nations.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Top prospect Josue De Paula makes his Dodgers debut, taking over at designated hitter for the Dodgers in a 6-2 win over the Miami Marlins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

When the head clerk asks Stormfield where he’s from, an assistant locates Earth on a map—it’s designated “The Wart.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The priority is to follow designated evacuation routes and local instructions, not wait for a better view of the water.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

But another lesson might be that maybe you’re not the hero of every story, and maybe Farhad was Shirin’s true love, or maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

On his first day back in office, US President Donald Trump announced he would increase pressure on Mexico and the cartels, including designating the criminal enterprises terrorist groups.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Clients often hear financial planners talk in terms of designating different buckets of money to organize a portfolio.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

The Pentagon on Monday updated its list of Chinese businesses the U.S. has identified as aiding Beijing’s military, designating around two dozen new companies, including tech giants Alibaba and Baidu, limiting their operations in America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

“You don’t want localities or states getting into the business of designating their enemies or their political adversaries or the people they disagree with as terrorists. That’s just not a good thing,” Sinnar said.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

On August 11, 1919, the AFL granted a charter to the Boston Social Club, designating it as Boston Police Union No. 16,807.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler