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surnamed

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past tense of surname

as in named

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The hero of this historic draw was undeniably Vozinha, who made seven crucial saves throughout the match and was named Player of the Match.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Davis, who attended Blue Valley North, was named Big 12 freshman of the week nine consecutive times.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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Wade had previously been captured on an FBI wiretap talking to agent Christian Dawkins, who was at the center of what the feds termed Operation Ballerz.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Between those two thresholds is what the Premier League has termed a Feedback Loop.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Alexis Ohanian have effectively dubbed themselves amateur yeoman, putting the ultrarichs’ hobby of tending to the land in the spotlight.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
The intense 2015-2016 El Niño was widely dubbed Godzilla, as people struggled to compare it to the very strong El Niño in 1997-1998.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

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Businesses in these markets increasingly keep treasury balances dollar-denominated while paying staff and suppliers locally.

— Alex Odagiu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
United have used their RCF — which is denominated in sterling, not dollars — more frequently over the past few seasons since burning through cash reserves during the Covid-19 pandemic.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026

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Is she entitled to additional spousal benefits because of the repeal of GPO?

— Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Another form of profiling, though less common than active mistreatment but still harmful, occurs when police intentionally deprive minorities of protection and other services to which they are entitled.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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