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In an odd coincidence, The Long Walk actually represents the first of two King novels that were released under his Richard Bachman pen name that have been adapted into films this fall, and both are about dystopian contests.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
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Photographs of Eric Blair, whose pen name was George Orwell, from his Metropolitan Police file, c.1940.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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By extending Lugo’s contract, Kansas City has doubled down on the future and taken one of the biggest trade names off the board just days ahead of this year’s deadline.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
28 July 2025
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One such special pattern can be found in the cabochons cut from Marston Marble, a trade name for a limestone filled with tiny tea- and cream-color ammonites that is found in what is now the English county of Somerset.—
Chantel Tattoli,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones could soon be forced to stop airing his Infowars show and give up the company's property, including everything from desks and microphones to the Infowars brand name.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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For example, a novel might feature characters shopping at real retailers or dining at actual restaurant chains, while thriller writers incorporate authentic corporate settings and brand names to enhance realism.—
Tom Freiling,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Eduard Limonov then—an appropriate nom de plume for a dissident poet arriving in 1974 New York, a metropolis of graffiti and project fires, of blackouts and serial killers.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Dickens had taken a nom de plume in the tradition of journalists and periodical writers, but there was no need to conceal his identity.—
Kirsty McHugh,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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For much of the past 1,000 years, Yiddish was spoken by three quarters of the world’s Jews — a Germanic vernacular, seasoned with Hebrew, Slavic and Romance vocabulary, that bridged polyglot Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe and followed them to the far corners of the diaspora.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2025
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Interior richness is a part of quiet, part of one’s own interiority creating a vernacular that’s not overtly storytelling but is about the unspeakable, the silence, the quiet that Tina Campt and Fred Moten and others speak about.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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There was no third option in this binomial exercise.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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She is credited with naming and cataloging hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley using Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus’ then-new binomial system of botanical nomenclature.—
Jessica Damiano,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2024
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However, calling Americana a bomb is a misnomer in indie film economic terms, for at the end of the day, the movie is expected to be profitable for Lionsgate on a small level under their Lionsgate Premiere Releasing label.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Aug. 2025
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Psychosis may actually be a misnomer, says Dr. James MacCabe, a professor in the department of psychosis studies at King’s College London.—
Robert Hart,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Record labels have been reissuing salsa classics just as mainstream reggaeton artists have embraced the genre in their new music.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Retail giants Walmart and Kroger both said in their latest earning reports that consumer demand for these cost-saving store labels is driving sales, even amid high grocery prices and consumer spending anxiety.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Trivial name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial%20name. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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