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there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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That’s because the ride has one of the best animatronic figures in SoCal, namely a black cat scurrying across a piano.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Meanwhile, some vitamins—namely, D, C, and B6—may improve the absorption of magnesium, Edwards pointed out.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 12 May 2026
Thus, if people do not live close to health facilities with intensive care units or advanced life-support technology, namely ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), they would likely be advised to stay in Omaha.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
There are better options, namely chinkapin oak and Shumard oak, which accept alkaline soil without complaint.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Meanwhile, some vitamins—namely, D, C, and B6—may improve the absorption of magnesium, Edwards pointed out.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 12 May 2026
Thus, if people do not live close to health facilities with intensive care units or advanced life-support technology, namely ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), they would likely be advised to stay in Omaha.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
There are better options, namely chinkapin oak and Shumard oak, which accept alkaline soil without complaint.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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namely
adverb
name·ly
ˈnām-lē 
: that is to say
the cat family, namely, lions, tigers, and related animals
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