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The shift retires a name that was christened in 1996 with the launch of the co-branded partnership between Microsoft and NBC News that carried the MSNBC name.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Easily the most expensive British automobiles of the era, the coupe and convertible models were christened Corniche in 1971 as a nod to the roads hugging the French Cote d’Azur.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
This rabbit was christened Moon.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
As the ship’s godmother, Barrymore got the honor of cutting a ribbon to release a magnum of Champagne, which smashed against the bow and officially christened the vessel.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Easily the most expensive British automobiles of the era, the coupe and convertible models were christened Corniche in 1971 as a nod to the roads hugging the French Cote d’Azur.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
This rabbit was christened Moon.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
As the ship’s godmother, Barrymore got the honor of cutting a ribbon to release a magnum of Champagne, which smashed against the bow and officially christened the vessel.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
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The Republican two-term president tapped Attorney General Pam Bondi to take temporary command of DC's police department and named Terry Cole, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency, the interim federal commissioner of the police department.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The declaration also names the FBI, the DOJ, and the Executive Office of the President as defendants.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Southlake Carroll’s game against Hebron was also called official with the Dragons leading 35-7 in the third quarter.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Representatives for James have called the fraud claims made against her politically motivated and false.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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All titles will be dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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The wildfire that swept through Chinese Camp, dubbed the 6-5 Fire, had grown to 6,984 acres as of Thursday and was 0% contained, according to Cal Fire.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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They were both nominated in the Artist of the Year category,.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Despite its lengthy public-broadcasting run, Antiques Roadshow has never won an Emmy, but has been nominated 23 times since 2002.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Phillies could be interested in adding some more depth and Hampson is suddenly an option after the Cardinals designated him for assignment on Sunday.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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That means confirming new services are onboarded to monitoring platforms, logging is structured and contextual and alerting rules are properly designated.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Landasoft software alerted police when flagged people did anything labeled suspicious, like going out at night or logging on the internet repeatedly.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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After the federal No Child Left Behind Act passed in 2001 and schools in some high-poverty areas did not perform well on annual standardized tests, many were labeled failing and in need of drastic reforms.—
Mila Koumpilova,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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Her 2010 meat dress—designed by Franc Fernandez and aptly titled Matambre—is proof, remaining one of the VMAs’ most unforgettable looks.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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For the Netflix doc, titled aka Charlie Sheen, the star sat down with director Andrew Renzi to open up, after having been approached by other filmmakers and studios for years about a documentary and turning them down.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Per Dumas’ filing, Weatherington had been on the board for 11 years and had already termed out.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Fisher Protocol, as it was termed, makes vivid the reality that nuclear war, so often spoken of in the bloodless language of tactics and strategy, is unimaginably horrific.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Christen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/christen. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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