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there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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The key to Peru's success comes from the commodities space, namely gold and copper, as investors aim to capitalize on the ongoing artificial intelligence boom and hedge against rising geopolitical risks.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Davis sees a few holes in this story, namely that the term appeared in at least one industry publication months before Skolsky's column.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Set about five minutes in the future, Anima revolves around the possibilities of virtual reality and is, at its essence, a story of more age-old concerns — namely, the parent-child bond and the transcendent power of music.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
In addition to the voice cast, KPop Demon Hunters turned the recording artists behind the characters' vocals — namely EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami — into stars through numerous chart-topping songs off the wildly popular soundtrack.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Davis sees a few holes in this story, namely that the term appeared in at least one industry publication months before Skolsky's column.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Set about five minutes in the future, Anima revolves around the possibilities of virtual reality and is, at its essence, a story of more age-old concerns — namely, the parent-child bond and the transcendent power of music.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
In addition to the voice cast, KPop Demon Hunters turned the recording artists behind the characters' vocals — namely EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami — into stars through numerous chart-topping songs off the wildly popular soundtrack.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 17 Mar. 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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