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Writers who used to hide their masculinist impulses behind a pen name now write and say outrageous things under their real name.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026 -
Concerned about the influx of solar and wind farms being built in Sardinia by outsiders, Roberto Pusceddu, under his pen name Erre Push, published a graphic novel that aimed to inspire young people to resist such impositions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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The indictment states that Chan received a license in 2014 for a business that was using the trade name Devastating Pyro Displays.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Khaki pants became popular menswear in the 1950s, and the style was further developed in the 1980s by Levi Strauss & Co. under the Dockers trade name.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Varilites, which was a brand name for a type of computerized lighting, was the gold standard in the industry at that time.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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Finasteride — also known by the brand name Propecia — is used by millions of American men to prevent male-pattern hair loss.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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San Diegans are very familiar with Dr. Seuss, the nom de plume of author Theodor Geisel, who made La Jolla his home from 1948 until his death in 1991.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2026
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There was the use of nom de plume when a reporter was concerned about retribution for news content, but many reports identified sources for information so that readers at least understood whether to believe the story.—
Shannon E. Martin,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
16 Apr. 2026
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While some major clients’ taste left a mark on the jeweler’s creative vernacular, what Americans came for was to be on-trend.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Industry vernacular distinguishes the conventional mortgage as qualified mortgage, or QM.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Whatever its origin story, it might be argued that as the shortest binomial composed entirely of vowels, Ia io gives scientists reason enough to shout hurrah.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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There was no third option in this binomial exercise.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Although they’re often called mobile homes or trailers, that’s really a misnomer because their owners can’t easily relocate them.—
Erin Gaede,
The Conversation,
3 June 2026
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Family time was no longer a misnomer chez Bixby.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Anthropic spent this spring fighting a Pentagon supply-chain-risk designation that excluded it from Defense Department contracts, a label a federal judge suggested looked like punishment after the company refused to let the military use Claude for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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If needed, a general garden insecticide made for use on ornamental plants would control the ants and scale following label instructions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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“Trivial name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial%20name. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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