designates
Example Sentences
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The Five-Year Plan designates quantum as one of seven frontier technologies, with coordinated commercialization efforts focused on a smaller set of institutions.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
This document designates someone to handle medical issues on your behalf, giving them the ability to communicate with your doctors.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
Data provider First Street estimates that around eight million properties lie in areas the Federal Emergency Management Agency designates as flood zones, with a 1% or higher chance of flooding every year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
The Ellisons have five designates on the board, including David Ellison and Catz, a longtime Oracle executive who has served as its CEO since 2019.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
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
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