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They’ve already succeeded in convincing the government to designate the Vjosa Narta river area as a national park.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The third requires the government to consider economic and national security tradeoffs when deciding whether to designate a particular area as "critical habitat."

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The court system would have to step in and officially designate the guardian, checking criminal backgrounds first.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

"We need a regulatory framework, we need to designate operating rules, insurance requirements, accessibility standards, possibly permitting fees, operational limits in high pedestrian areas, and to have accountability for the operators."

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

“You’re my designated driver! Yes! You are so designated! I love that you answered! That’s so awesome! I have to be home by six! And I designate you to get me there! YESSSSSSS!”

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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

Second, the order designates as an organization something the FBI’s past leadership has described as an ideology.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

In fact, the term “graphic art,” which designates drawings and prints, comes from the Greek word for writing, graphos.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

The event, designated EP250704a/GRB 250704B, was detected on July 4, 2025, by the SVOM, Insight-HXMT and Einstein Probe satellites.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

As early as kindergarten, children who mainly speak a foreign language at home could be designated as an English learner and placed in language classes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The U.S. has designated both gangs, which are known to work closely with Mexican cartels, as terrorist organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Events cannot alter the movement of visitors, wildlife or traffic, close roads or trails, or take place in designated wilderness areas.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Luma designated the two chain-link baseball backstops on the field as goals.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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

"It is the first model we are designating at this level, and requires stronger safeguards during development and before release," the blog said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

In 2025, the Onion ran a spoof headline imagining the State Department designating the league a terrorist organization.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

On his first day back in office, US President Donald Trump announced he would increase pressure on Mexico and the cartels, including designating the criminal enterprises terrorist groups.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Just three weeks after Henrietta’s name was first published, Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law and launched the War on Cancer, designating $1.5 billion for cancer research over the next three years.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot