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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 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

The Defense Department has faced legal challenges for the process it uses to designate Chinese companies as military entities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The war, which until then had been only a word to designate a vague and remote circumstance, became a concrete and dramatic reality.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

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

China’s latest Five-Year Plan explicitly designates it as one of seven “future industries” set to drive national growth.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

An uncritical viewing designates this as another “all’s well that ends well” gag.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

Goss used the pronoun that designates a male animal, not the pronoun for a human being in the masculine role of kemmer.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The qualification requirements also include having identified at least $250 million in philanthropic support and securing two $50-million commitments for designated research programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

They are are no longer allowed to display pre-packaged foods including sugary soft drinks, confectionery, biscuits and breakfast cereals in prominent locations such as entrances, checkouts, aisle ends and designated queueing areas.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

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

Employees sat elbow to elbow with the same people during their morning coffee, ate lunch in their designated time slot in the cafeteria as a group, and left together to catch the evening shuttle bus.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

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

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

“There’s my sign for today,” she would say upon entering the cafeteria, spying the placard designating their table in the back of the room.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly