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surnaming

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present participle of surname

as in styling

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Combine two of fall’s most popular fashion trends by styling your flip-flops with a pair of balloon pants.

— Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 July 2026
To get the same shiny look as Addison Rae, Hawkins recommends prepping the hair with plenty of volumizing mousse before styling to lock in the body and bounce.

— Ariana Yaptangco, InStyle, 28 July 2026

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Some moderate Democrats fear nominating El-Sayed would put their party's hold on the Michigan Senate seat in jeopardy.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026

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Planning Commission Vice Chair Kerry Harvey asked how much a ballot measure would cost and suggested the city consider designating all data centers as heavy industrial use.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Top-down governance sets the strategic intent and accountability by designating executive sponsorship and ownership, establishing governance councils or review boards and defining AI policies, compliance standards and risk tolerance.

— Sumeet Agrawal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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His nanny was his fierce protector and insulated him from the depredations of Nazis and their enablers, baptizing him and teaching him to handily hurl anti-Jewish epithets to fit in.

— Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Maddock said Kozak had particularly loved presiding over Holy Saturday evening Mass, which is typically a time for baptizing people into the Catholic church.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026

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What also felt exciting to me about titling the album and using a word that’s more rooted in the meaning of your own self being an exhibit on display.

— Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
With the titling issues sorted, Arkell said the developers will start with building out roads, sewers and utility lines, and clear the 50-acre property over the next eight to 10 months in order to make way for building construction.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of titling

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The ruling gave hijras official status as a minority community, entitling them to various forms of government assistance.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The superintendent, general counsel and chief auditor qualify for the supplements due to provisions in their contracts entitling them to the same increases as other administrative staff, officials said.

— Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026

Definition of entitling

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But Beijing is expected to use the moment to consolidate its control over Tibetan Buddhism by naming its own successor.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Worth said the total restoration cost has not yet been determined but that there are several non-city funding sources available to pay for the restoration, including the sale of historic tax credits, as well as naming rights.

— Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of naming

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The agency ordered Disney to begin clearly labeling its thousands of gallons of paint, chemicals and pesticides, according to a consent order, and to establish a training program so employees would know how to handle hazardous waste.

— WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Retailers and e-commerce merchants will be able to link to Onton’s new model, white labelling the service to power their own search engines for shoppers.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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