Example Sentences

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The Five-Year Plan designates quantum as one of seven frontier technologies, with coordinated commercialization efforts focused on a smaller set of institutions.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

An uncritical viewing designates this as another “all’s well that ends well” gag.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

This document designates someone to handle medical issues on your behalf, giving them the ability to communicate with your doctors.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

The directive designates Turks as the “original” people of modern-day Turkey, which has been inhabited by successions of people throughout history—including Hurrians, Greeks, Armenians, Persians and Kurds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

To initiate spatial teleportation, the traveler enters the STM with the EGG and designates their chosen timeprint.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly