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
As Kleinfeldt discovered, using the wrong channel, even with the right intention, can leave the old designation intact.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The decision by the Department of Homeland Security to extend or terminate TPS typically has been made at least 60 days before the designation was set to expire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Choosing per stirpes can provide a hedge if a child has children before the beneficiary designation is updated, so that a deceased child’s share will pass on to their descendants.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Though the asteroid is given the provisional designation 2016BA11 until its orbit can be confirmed, Frieda knows she will name it the Jürgen Eichman in honor of him.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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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
The USDA, for example, relies on the maps as part of a "fast track" process for issuing disaster designations.
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
Their designations reflected their use: fighters—also called pursuit planes—were assigned letters F or P: for example, the Chance Vought F4U Corsair or the North American P-51 Mustang.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Vocabulary lists containing designation
47 Great Words from "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," by Junot Diaz
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