designation
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That being said, the current period in the cycle has worked out well for stocks, despite the unfavorable designation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The ULR in its designation stands for "ultra long distance", a feat made possible by an additional 20,000-litre rear centre fuel tank being fitted to Airbus's A350-1000 model.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
He said, due to the former presence of greenhouses on the land, which then were destroyed and buried under a layer of top soil, it was reverted to agricultural designation.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The shop says the bank froze its payments in 2025 over a “prohibited industry” designation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
That is a misnomer in that no such title existed, but the role he played was not so different from what the designation implies.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Even if properly implemented, these terrorism designations won’t magically defeat Islamism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
The survey respondents wanted financial advisers to be able to help with beneficiary designations, tax strategies and coordination with any other services they might need in order to draft documents.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Like Lough Neagh, it has a number of specific designations intended to protect it.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
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