designation
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The battery maker has in the past described the U.S. designation as a mistake and said it had never engaged in any military-related business or activities.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Victoria’s Secret’s current ticker is “VSCO,” a nod to its full corporate designation: Victoria’s Secret & Co.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The first Trump administration built on that designation and created the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a component of the Department of Homeland Security, in 2018.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
The River Wharfe in Ilkley's has stubbornly rated "poor" every year since its first designation, but the campaigners are hopeful that's about to change.
From BBC • May 15, 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
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Vocabulary lists containing designation
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