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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

Contours, Mystiques Recalled Before even 250 of the cars were delivered, Ford Motor Co. recalled its brand- new Contour and Mercury Mystique sedans.

From Time Magazine Archive

For that matter, shallow and self-centered was how brand- new pretties were supposed to be.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

The plates are a reminder of a time in the 1980s when Brown-Forman acquired the Lenox china company and a luggage brand to diversify.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

These included semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic or Wegovy, and tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Music publications like Stereogum and Pitchfork have switched to a paid supporter model while fostering their communities of indie music obsessives in robust — and, in Pitchfork’s case, brand new — comment sections.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

“But I’m gonna try and play my brand of baseball; that’s why the Dodgers got me. So, yeah, I’m just gonna go out there and be myself.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

And with that, High John the Conqueror soared into the sky on his giant crow, hooting and hollering as he cut through smoke and flame to confront the swarm of brand flies racing toward us.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

A ranking last year by US-Canadian campaign group Stand Earth placed Shein tied for last place on a list of over 40 major fashion brands in terms of their environmental practices.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

At the same time, it tracks users' search data and social media trends to generate designs with a high likelihood of attracting demand -- often appearing to simply copy from other brands.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

The most successful brands, she says, are consistent in the image that they present - and a return to the UK risks looking like another U-turn.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Players work closely with brands over several months to engineer a single outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

All of these brands were popular in school—the boys especially liked to wear oversize shirts with Reebok or Nike logos on them.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

After his 2018 fairytale Windsor Castle wedding -- watched around the world -- he and Meghan were touted as future monarchy rejuvenators, branded the "fab four" alongside William and Kate.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

News Center that branded itself as a news source for Chinese Americans, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

It found branded items made up about 40% of school uniform requirements, with the costs of uniform items ranging from £115 to £294 per child.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Plus, Costco looks to bulk up membership appeal with branded Medicare plans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Malfoy’s gaunt, petrified face seemed branded on the inside of his eyes.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

But in branding terms, Jones acknowledges that even negative publicity can have value if it keeps someone at the centre of the conversation.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

And framing himself as a victim who has lost his job, son, and faith due to his convictions reads as much like branding and mythologizing as it does truth-telling.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

With the U.S. leading in research, technology and branding, it assigns production of sophisticated components to its skilled workers and sends intermediate goods to Mexico or Canada for finishing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn — “NWR,” as he’s taken to branding himself — isn’t exactly known for his subtlety.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

He became an expert at branding, dehorning, castrating, and selling stock.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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