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clepes

verb

present tense third-person singular of clepe, archaic

as in names

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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The portal also names the agencies on both sides of the county's data.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Each person names something that is currently stuck, unclear or in need of assistance.

— Siri Swahari, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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Its maker, Ruiying Detection Technology, a spinoff from the Institute of High Energy Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, calls it the smallest and lightest CT system ever built.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Sony took part in seven of those deals, building what MPA calls the industry’s only end-to-end anime operation.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

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On the left, an approach that Neem terms post-American has taken root, pushing the arguments of the 1970s in an ever more emphatic direction.

— Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Perez, a Cuban-American attorney who terms out from the House this year, has emerged as one of Florida Republicans’ most influential and divisive figures.

— Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026

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Sinner, the 2024 Miami Open champion, became the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to complete the Sunshine Double — winning Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back — and the first in history to win the double without losing a set.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Let people follow problems across functions, not titles up a ladder.

— May Habib, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026

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Patti Wilson, who styles Cher, is here with an assistant who is taking notes; there is Roth’s own personal assistant, whose last job was at Beyoncé’s company, Parkwood; and there’s Roth’s social media manager, who has been filming the whole thing.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
My mom styles her maxi dresses with sneakers like white Vejas or sandals like this Sorel pair (which carried her through Italy pain-free), depending on the day’s activities.

— Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

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Each team nominates one player annually, and the winner is honored during the World Series.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026

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