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there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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But ideas to spur Idaho’s stagnant housing stock — namely through deregulation or preemption of local land use — are gaining steam as the session drags on.
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Mark Dee
march 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
For Gulf economies, being dollar-pegged remains a major risk on the inflation front, Iqbal said, adding that traditional safe havens — namely gold — have displayed characteristics more akin to a risk asset, shaped by the strengthening dollar and rising interest rate expectations.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Owning a home also includes a collection of additional, often opaque costs that, taken together, can sometimes make or break a household budget – namely transportation expenses, utility bills, insurance payments and property assessments.
—Ethan Elkind, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
But settling on a remedy – namely, rebate checks from the government – may be an even bigger headache.
—Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
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Mark Dee
march 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
For Gulf economies, being dollar-pegged remains a major risk on the inflation front, Iqbal said, adding that traditional safe havens — namely gold — have displayed characteristics more akin to a risk asset, shaped by the strengthening dollar and rising interest rate expectations.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Owning a home also includes a collection of additional, often opaque costs that, taken together, can sometimes make or break a household budget – namely transportation expenses, utility bills, insurance payments and property assessments.
—Ethan Elkind, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
But settling on a remedy – namely, rebate checks from the government – may be an even bigger headache.
—Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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namely
adverb
name·ly
ˈnām-lē 
: that is to say
the cat family, namely, lions, tigers, and related animals
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