designed
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In 2023, Cornes & Co., a Tokyo-based luxury automobile retailer, opened the Magarigawa Club, whose amenities include a hot spring and a course designed by F1 track designers built into the side of a mountain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The efforts are designed to strengthen the U.S. supply chain for fiber, cable, and other connectivity solutions that are part of Amazon’s data-center buildout.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said the policy was designed to end the "national scandal where millions can't afford the most basic energy they need".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Preservationists have criticized the plan as disrupting a sacred sightline between the memorials to Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, designed as a statement of unity after the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
But he had no way of knowing that Soviet commanders in Cuba also had dozens of short-range nuclear weapons—tactical weapons, designed to devastate enemies on the battlefield.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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