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Signatories agree to develop “robust” internal monitoring of models, use outside auditors to test them, and designate an independent board committee to oversee the internal safety team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

They can also designate an entire area a face mask-free zone for the duration of a protest.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

For clients who like to pick stocks, advisers may designate a “play money” bucket.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

“Now,” boomed Wednesday, over the mechanical music, “at the start of any quest or enterprise it behooves us to consult the Norns. So let us designate this Sybil our Urd, eh?”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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

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

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 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

The case stems 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 ● Jun. 13, 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

You can mail back your ballot once completed or drop it off at a designated secured location starting that same day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Applicants who face financial hardship or are designated as refugees would be granted discounts.

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

I am not a man, but I am designated Nacht und Nebel.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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

He never declared which of these times we were to abide by, however—which was curious, considering how much he’d talked about the importance of designating a hard deadline and sticking to it no matter what.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer