designation
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In 2025, the FDA granted the drug a "Breakthrough Therapy" designation, given to treatments for serious conditions that warrant an expedited review.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
A payable-on-death or beneficiary designation trumps a conflicting provision in the will.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Parton became famous to a new generation not as a country singer or movie star but as “The Book Lady,” a designation she cherished.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and marking another step in warming ties between the countries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
This applies, in particular, to the designation “planets.”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
For decades, the Department of Homeland Security has granted TPS designations for foreign-born people who can’t return to their home countries because of unsafe conditions such as armed conflict or natural disasters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But as I have noted, the designations are very peculiar.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Like Lough Neagh, it has a number of specific designations intended to protect it.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Think about your insurance coverage, your beneficiary designations and your long-term plan.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Lyell originally intended to employ "–synchronous" for his endings, giving us such crunchy designations as Meiosynchronous and Pleiosynchronous.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing designation
47 Great Words from "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," by Junot Diaz
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