as in to name
to give a name to
the brewpub, yclept Ye Olde Taverne, has been decorated in Merrie Olde England to within an inch of its life
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In addition to its own brands ranging from Ray-Ban and Oakley to Persol, the group produces and distributes eyewear for brands spanning from Giorgio Armani, Brunello Cucinelli and Burberry to Chanel, Michael Kors, Moncler, Prada and Ralph Lauren to name a few.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
30 May 2025 -
The victim, who has not been named by investigators, was ultimately able to escape.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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If the bill was a mistake, call 1-800-HHS-TIPS to report it.—
Louise Norris,
Verywell Health,
14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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For decades, the set of remains were dubbed Scattered Man John Doe until New Jersey State Police teamed up with the Ramapo College of New Jersey’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center to identified the person.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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They were mottled brown with tiny eyes and described as a new species in 1913, dubbed, rather questionably, Moringua hodgarti.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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This is because the gold holdings are denominated in dollars, not ounces, and the valuation used by Treasury is only $42.2222 per ounce, giving it a nominal value of about $11 billion.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Vast majority of debt is denominated in USD but reported, as above, in GBP, and therefore subject to currency fluctuations.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The Catawba Riverkeeper monitors water quality, though there isn’t a swimming beach monitoring site specifically labeled for Fishing Creek Lake in its public database.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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The video, which labeled itself as a deepfake, went viral on social media.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Pittman is termed out of office in December 2026 and has been pondering his next political move.—
Josh Kurtz,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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The legislation also takes a hatchet to amortization, which is the depreciation of non-tangible assets often termed goodwill.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
22 May 2025
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The feats were chronicled in a documentary titled ‘5o Meters to History: The First Superhuman’.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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In a 2024 report titled Creator Entrepreneurs on the Rise, creative agency Billion Dollar Boy found that 88% of creators have already launched their own product or service and a staggering 93% plan to do so within the next 12 months.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Nearly a month later, her experiment in culinary nostalgia and empathetic ownership continues in what Armenta has christened East Los Pantry.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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The firm is christened Litt Wheeler Williams Bennett — named for Louis, Sam, Alex, and Katrina.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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“Clepe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clepe. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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