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also cleped
or ycleped
as in named
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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Women’s basketball San Diego State guard Nala Williams was named the Mountain West player of the week for scoring 27 points with 16 rebounds and 11 assists across two wins that allowed the Aztecs to clinch a share of the regular season championship.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026 -
On June 16, 1986, Langford was selling some of the last of her inventory when a crack addict named Melvin Trotter walked into Langford's Grocery Store and started stealing from the cash register.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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The judge vacated his conviction and ruled Vedam was entitled to a new trial.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Twenty First Group, the sports intelligence advisory firm, recently published a book, titled ROIFC, that goes into it more deeply.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The project is titled Rushmore One, which is currently an office building in Ballantyne Corporate Park.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
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After receiving the bribe into the trust account, Okoronkwo routed funds to a company called IPO Capital LLC from February 2016 to 2018.—
Ryanne Mena,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Governor Gavin Newsom echoed Bonta’s sentiment and called the city’s lawsuit a waste of taxpayer resources.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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Sandwiching together two epic runs, Shiffrin breezed to her first Olympic gold medal in eight years, her first in the slalom in 12, in what can only be termed a blowout.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The seat currently is held by Councilwoman Jennifer Campbell, who is termed out and unable to run again.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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It has been used in other high-profile cases like that of Joseph DeAngelo, dubbed the Golden State Killer, and Bryan Kohberger, who was charged with the murder of four University of Idaho students in 2022.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Chayefsky was originally dubbed a voice-of-the-common-man scribe with a serious control-freak streak and, after his 1950s character study Marty became a sensation on both small and big screens, enough clout to enforce it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Yclept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yclept. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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