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designate

[dez-ig-nayt, dez-ig-nit, -nayt] / ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt, ˈdɛz ɪg nɪt, -ˌneɪt /




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Flash makers typically had to designate Apple as a “most favored customer,” which guaranteed that no other buyer got a lower price, according to people familiar with the agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Raman co-presented the motion to designate Vega Square, along with Councilmember Rodriguez, according to documents filed in March.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

She said if Stormont is serious about Bengoa's report and improving the health care system they "must enshrine this absolute right in law" for patients to designate an essential family carer.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The agency did not designate Graham, Clyburn and Wilson that way, but the agents were actively investigating their interactions with Kao.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

He couldn’t see it, of course, though later he said he had felt it come forward, had perceived it with the kind of knowledge that had made the people designate Seer as his true name.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

The White House official said Dans is one of two commission members the law designates as representatives of “the interests of industry.”

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Known as the Record of Emergency Data, this form designates that beneficiaries get $100,000 tax-free cash and any unreceived payments after a servicemember dies.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

The case stems 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 ● Jun. 13, 2026

Some well-known companies were added to the annually updated list, which designates them as a U.S. national-security risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

I look up and see Plutarch Heavensbee in the magnificent purple robe with the fur-trimmed collar that designates him as Head Gamemaker.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Soon afterward, Nvidia designated Megaspeed a “Cloud Partner,” which gave it priority access to advanced chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

When an engineered T cell encounters its designated target, such as a protein associated with cancer, it becomes activated and attacks the cell carrying that marker.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

“It became my favorite show ever,” he says, “I had two birthday parties designated to my friends watching it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The changes would also allow authorities to impose restrictions on designated companies, including limiting services provided by Singapore's outsized financial industry.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Hiding ten boys in the bushes was not easy, but somehow Fadi and the others hunkered down behind the leafy branches while Ravi stood near the designated meeting spot.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

A panel of judges, following the law, refused to allow Habba to serve in an interim capacity, forcing Trump to withdraw her name from consideration for the job, designating her acting U.S. attorney instead.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

ChatGPT’s guardrails for underage users fall short of OpenAI’s commitments to child safety, a nonprofit group said Wednesday, designating the company’s ChatGPT for Teens offering as an “Unacceptable Risk.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

These are mostly the same issues that sank previous rounds, including a cap on plastic production, mention of human health, and designating problematic plastic products or chemicals of concern.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Deukmejian vetoed the bill, though Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation in 2024 designating the slimy yellow creature as the official state slug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

He never declared which of these times we were to abide by, however—which was curious, considering how much he’d talked about the importance of designating a hard deadline and sticking to it no matter what.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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