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[brand] / brænd /


brand




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label negatively
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"It humbles me greatly that the words that I coined for the brand- protest, visibility, unity and equality - will be on an actual coin, opposite the Queen," he said.

From BBC ● May 18, 2022

Every view is a good view; it’s brand- new, so it’s hard not to like; and the acoustics are great.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2019

That shrinks the already small field of venders in the brand- and manufacturer-loyal industry, threatening higher prices as demand swells.

From Reuters ● Jul. 30, 2012

Designed to work as effectively as their brand- name counterparts, generics often sell for half the price.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is a brand- new invention we’ve come up with.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Baby care brand Coterie is trying to make a point about parents’ cognitive load by going where diapers typically don’t: Golf Digest magazine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

A Nasdaq spokeswoman said the exchange “is proud to be the partner of choice for the companies that are shaping the innovation economy,” and cited factors including its sector expertise, brand visibility and advocacy work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In 1980, she launched her own costume brand with her husband, called Genesis Mask Band.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Others joked that a protest about commodity futures was distinctly on brand for the University of Chicago, the birthplace of the Chicago School of economics.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Their clothing line, Oh La La, Laroux, had become the most popular brand in all of Ravenskill, and they could not keep their signature stupendous Spare ensemble in stock.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

The massive merchandising push around the 2028 Summer Olympics will also include global brands such as Nike and Ralph Lauren.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

It spun off its ice-cream arm into a business now known as Magnum Ice Cream, sold its tea unit and divested its margarine and spreads brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Ultimately, this represents this new era of marketing where brands, particularly Victoria's Secret and legacy brands, they don't want to take risks," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Joel Marlinarson, who advises brands on social media strategy, says Kylie Jenner represents a "new age of celebrity"

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

I can’t half sleep for him raving bout clubs and clothes and forty- nine brands of beer.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker

While many others branded it as "pure disrespect to real models" and questioned why she was picked out of a "room full of talented models".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Taylor Farms maintained that its own branded salad kits were unaffected, a distinction that mattered scientifically, if not necessarily psychologically, to shoppers eyeing the refrigerated wall of greens.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mungiu’s prickly, nonjudgmental studies of human behavior have sometimes led him to be branded as a provocateur.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Questioned by Jesse Nicholls, representing the bereaved family, Dr Latham said Uddin "felt a sense of injustice" about being branded a terrorist.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Corporal Craigie, the Scotsman with his forehead branded, called out the commands, saying we maun needs listen well or we shall surrender in confusion.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Some also said they had not authorised the use of their branding, and some said they would not accept certificates provided through the company's training.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

White & Case recently revealed a new corporate branding identity, marking its first rebrand in 13 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Is there any risk that law firms with new, sans-serif mononyms will bend too far toward DTC branding tropes and strike some as unserious?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Some trains are already covered in distinctive GBR branding, but the organisation still doesn't exist.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

We conducted focus groups to test-market our branding for the project, enlisting the pro bono help of PR professionals to fine-tune the message.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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