designate
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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
Wristbands designate how much parents love their children: enough for the all-access pass or just enough for access to the scruffy llama at the pop-up petting zoo?
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
They can also designate an entire area a face mask-free zone for the duration of a protest.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Warders’ lunch boxes were known as “suitcases” and normally a warder would designate a prisoner, usually his favorite, to carry his “suitcase,” and then reward him with half a sandwich.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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
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 brand said in a May earnings call that quarterly sales in the region it designates as Greater China exceeded the Asia-Pacific regional growth figure of 44%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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
Denmark gives its citizens the choice of three official genders: male, female, and X.The White House designates a gender-neutral bathroom for visitors and staff.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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My older brother has since named me executor of his will and designated me as his sole beneficiary.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Before he was elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost was the bishop designated to hear from victims of the influential Sodalitium Christianae Vitae.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The document did not state that the peptides they’d be offered for oral consumption were still officially designated for lab use only.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Anyone forced to leave their homes will be relocated to 167 designated holding grounds where a stockpile of relief food and supplies will be distributed, Simiyu says.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
As they prepared to take their designated places, then, both men were armed with extremely powerful but extremely erratic weapons.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Ballard, 57, of Mill Valley, will serve alongside eight other commissioners tasked with designating state historical landmarks and preserving the state’s cultural heritage, following the appointment made Friday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Ware also suggests designating a spot in, or near each room, to be your processing center.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 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
Its actions Tuesday included designating a Turkish company it said helped Mahan ship goods including drone components to Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
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