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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Both Schindler and Vellenga were named to the all-tournament team over the weekend at the Smack Attack hosted by Brother Rice in Chicago.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Karres founded the iconic South End restaurant that grew from an ice cream stand named Zesto’s in 1967 into a local institution known for its hamburgers and soft-serve dip-top cones and shakes.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Plenty of Sellers’ struggles could be pinned on offensive play calling and a lack of polished talent around him.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The plan, conveyed through mediators in Pakistan to break a stalemate with Washington, calls for extending the ceasefire so the parties can work toward a permanent end to the fighting, Axios said.—
Jon Herskovitz,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Major step forward in the aero-performance category The company completed the initial flight series of the Kratos J85 engine version of the Firejet unmanned aerial system (UAS), dubbed Mk1 Firejet.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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With a grand opening date set for June 5, construction crews have about six weeks to finish up the $34 million project, now dubbed Clock Tower Landing.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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It’s built on the Ethereum and Polygon blockchains and denominates trades primarily in the stablecoin USDC.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Morris later began issuing what amounted to a private currency: personal notes, denominated in sums of twenty, fifty, and eighty dollars.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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Shirley has labeled Bonta’s bill a threat to journalism and the First Amendment, saying the Democratic lawmaker is trying to stop his investigations.—
Andrew Graham
April 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mayes told me that this pattern is why so many students of color have been labeled EBD.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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Ruff announced that Josh Norris was out for Game 3 with an undisclosed injury and termed him day-to-day and in his place went with Noah Ostlund (11-16-27 in 60 regular season games) while Tyson Kozak went in for Josh Dunne as the fourth-line center.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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If Flora wins, he will be termed out in 2028.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Netflix has announced that its sci-fi thriller formerly known as 11817 is now titled The Last House.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Alongside her paintings and her early composite portraits on view at Heft, there is also a 2026 sculptural performance work titled Mary and the Quantum Spheres.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The ship was christened on March 16, 2024, at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Indiana American Water donated two fire hydrants for the dogs to christen, too.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Clepe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clepe. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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