designed
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The morning-after pill, known as emergency contraception, external, is medication designed to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Warsh says the reviews aren’t designed to impose anything, and that decisions will be left to the committee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
So Monique actually designed a custom color, and it’s this antique kind of tea-stained color that is so beautiful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
It pointed to a recent decision by the High Court in London that largely exonerated Renault and four other carmakers from charges that the devices were designed to cheat clean air laws.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
A number of smoke-producing lime pots, designed to be thrown onto the deck of an attacking vessel as well as to prevent the Mary Rose from being boarded were also salvaged.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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