designation
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The climbing case counts also threaten the nation’s measles-elimination status, a designation the country earned more than two decades ago due to widespread vaccination efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A payable-on-death or beneficiary designation is a contract and, as such, trumps a conflicting provision in the will.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
But even a trust can’t override a beneficiary designation on a retirement account without triggering significant tax consequences.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
DHS can extend the program for a six, 12 or 18-month period or decide to cancel the designation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some, like Dorothy Vaughan and Dorothy Hoover, made the grade as mathematicians from day one; others earned the designation over time.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
The United States has already applied similar designations to other Ecuadorian gangs, Venezuela's Tren de Aragua and Mexico's Sinaloa cartel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Those designations can help direct emergency assistance and other resources to affected communities.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
But these designations do not overcome the environmental hurdles.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
You have three options: a will, beneficiary designations or a trust.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 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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50 Great Words from "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," by Jonathan Safran-Foer
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