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are designing

  • present progressive
    of design.
    design
    verb (used with object)
    to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of.

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“When the states are designing these programs, it’s a lot easier for our constituents to weigh in on them than at the federal level,” said Colleen Hroncich, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The move places OpenAI among a growing list of technology companies that are designing their own chips to better control the cost and performance of AI workloads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Red Bull will begin an engine partnership deal with US car giant Ford, which is part-funding the power-units Red Bull are designing for the new regulations.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

On the product and service side, companies are responding: heritage jewelry firms are branding themselves as “silver-tech” players; smartphone makers are adding senior-friendly features; financial services are designing retirement-wealth-management products for the 65+ cohort.

From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025

For example, researchers have identified genes that cause Parkinson's Disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer—and they are designing precision therapies that will block the harmful effects of these faulty genes for good.

From State of the Union Address by William Jefferson Clinton