designations

plural of designation

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Recent Examples of designations Ensure beneficiary designations reflect your wishes for life insurance, retirement accounts, and investment accounts. James Brewer, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 And because beneficiary designations supersede any instructions listed in a will, keeping them up to date is particularly important, experts say. Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 Extensions, known as designations, for TPS are announced two months before the expiration date, Vasquez said. Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024 And the terrorist designations of Jolani, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, and others cut them off from coöperation or negotiation with Western-friendly Syrian expatriates, who could risk expulsion from their foreign havens. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024 The Ohio Department of Transportation has a list of 717 such designations currently in place. Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024 Re-evaluate and check your beneficiary designations. James Brewer, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 While these age designations can be a helpful guide, a parent knows their child best and should use their own discretion in choosing the right toy for their child. Cai Cramer, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024 Instead, the proposal includes critical habitat designations along the California coast, where western monarchs breed. Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024

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