as in naming
to give a name to
christened the new baby "Ophelia"
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Union rules prevent the WGGB from naming the other nominees or how many there were.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Wintour, 75, only recently stepped away from daily editorial operations at American Vogue (naming Chloe Malle, longtime employee and daughter of actor Candice Bergen, as editorial director).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Think visual effects, dubbing and storyboarding.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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The tightening polls also came after Cornyn leaned into the Texas redistricting fight, garnering attention for calling on the FBI to help bring back Democrats who had fled the state in protest against efforts to redraw the maps.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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With Brown's impending court date set for later this month, Republicans are calling for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who lawmakers argue didn't hold Brown accountable for his past alleged crimes.—
Tierra Cunningham,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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And armies of annotators spend months labeling training sets that form the backbone of ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others, paid once by contract but excluded from the billions in ongoing value their work creates.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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During the George Floyd protests, local groups like Detroit Will Breathe demanded an end to Project Green Light and facial recognition surveillance, labeling the program invasive and racist.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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To make a point, Ivey launched his own campaign nominating his goat, Clay Henry, for mayor.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rachel met with Vince in the HOH room and thanked him for not nominating her.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Christening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/christening. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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