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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Among player recognitions this season, defenseman Eric Pohlkamp was recently named a top-10 finalist for the highest individual honor in men's college hockey, the Hobey Baker Award.—
Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
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Top communications firm Shore Fire Media has named Angela Barkan CEO as founder Marilyn Laverty moves to chairman of Shore Fire and senior advisor to parent company Dolphin.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Green Bay Police at 920-448-3200, using case number 26213075.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Golden ran onto the court as officials scrambled to untangle the scrum before calling technicals on each player and giving Iowa the ball.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Soon a tunnel between the ships, then a meeting, with a friendly, inquisitive alien who looks like a sort of craggy spider/crab, whom Grace dubs Rocky.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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There’s also a shorter option, dubbed the Double Bypass, an 80-mile version which begins in Empire, incorporating Loveland Pass and Vail Pass.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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This distinction matters for anyone holding assets denominated in either system.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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And beyond the fall in funding amounts, a mark of the evolution in Chinese-Africa lending is that lenders are increasingly denominating loans in yuan instead of the US dollars.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Dee labeled Angie as depressed, bipolar, lacking empathy, narcissistic, et cetera.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Institute for Palestine Studies labels him as a nurse and head of the clinical nutrition department at Nasser Hospital.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Experts are terming this more of a long-term drought given the longevity but still, a wet spring could change things in a hurry.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Residents fought back, airing their complaints to television stations and telling a horrific story of what some termed corporate neglect to the Village Board.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The project generating this much conversation wasn’t a movie but instead a five-part miniseries titled The Screener directed by Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 154, titled the Georgia Sunshine Protection Act, passed the Senate with a vote of 45 to 5 on Monday.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Her keel was laid down on February 3, 1994, at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, and she was christened on February 18, 1995.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Emanuel Sharp made all three of his 3s to christen his revenge tour.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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