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dub

[duhb] / dʌb /


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Financial advisers dub that “sequence of return risk.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

While one shows up at gigs and rave nights, the other is a bit more pub than dub.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

In the same year as “Donnie Darko,” Chase lent her voice to the American dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s tender “Spirited Away,” voicing its protagonist Chihiro.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

It’s partly what led the New York Times in 2011 to dub him “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation.”

From Salon May 15, 2026

He thought hard, and at last found the solution: he would continue on his way and ask the first person he met to do him the honor and dub him a knight!

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

On TikTok, young people dubbed personality hires are pushing back against the narrative that they are employed despite lacking skills.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Moving to Singapore -- a playbook sometimes dubbed "Singapore-washing" -- can help Chinese startups tap international capital and overseas users, supposedly at a distance from Beijing's legal and political reach.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

The blaze, dubbed the Ridge fire, was reported around 3 p.m. near the 39000 block of Gorman Post Road and quickly burned about 100 acres of surrounding brush in northwestern Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

European leaders are considering new protective measures against what many have dubbed “China Shock 2.0.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

He was dubbed “Little” because of his resemblance to the soul singer.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

The Metro covers the hunt for eclipse glasses, dubbing it Black Wednesday as the demand for specs to watch the solar eclipse has resulted in a "money-making bonanza" for shops.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

He’s said bad periods are a feature as much as a bug, dubbing it “time arbitrage.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

“The guy who sounded exactly like me or very close to me, was the guy who ended up dubbing ‘Wishbone’ in Korean.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

The World Meteorological Organization, meanwhile, said early signs indicated the event could be particularly strong, with some dubbing the impending event a "super El Nino", although the term is not used by scientists.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

Some were dubbing Executive Order 8802 and the Fair Employment Practices Committee “the most significant move on the part of the Government since the Emancipation Proclamation.”

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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