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dub

[duhb] / dʌb /


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Mladic died on Thursday while serving a life sentence in The Hague for war crimes committed during the 1990s Bosnian war; his conviction led international media to dub him the "Butcher of Bosnia".

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

In the first two installments, Panettiere voiced the kind island kid turned princess Kairi for the games’ English dub.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

The influx is particularly visible in southwestern Montana, where wealthy arrivals from California and elsewhere have led locals to dub Bozeman “Boz Angeles.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

“A first dub of the Zapruder film. One of a kind.”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

The ride-hailing company is establishing a new chauffeuring brand, dubbed Alcove, that caters to demand for full days of executive travel between client meetings, conferences and flights, Chief Executive David Risher said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Now, a new industry being dubbed the "loneliness economy" has emerged, with people hiring themselves out as companions to help the elderly.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Yandex, often dubbed "Russia's Google", runs the country's most popular search engine, as well as a food-ordering and taxi app used by tens of millions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Experts say bipolar II is even harder to diagnose because it involves more frequent depressions and the manic episodes are not as severe, which is why they are dubbed hypomania.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

In acknowledgment of the University of California’s tolerant hospitality toward a laboratory that was now devoted almost entirely to government work, Lawrence dubbed the new unit the calutron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

This week, El-Sayed stood alone on the Fox 2 Detroit debate stage after Rogers declined an invitation, dubbing his opponent “Mike Dodgers” on several occasions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The property caught the attention of the content creator behind the Housing Horrors TikTok account, where a video was posted dubbing the old station house the "scariest house on Rightmove".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Watching the stop-motion monsters climb over ruined walls to poke at Greece’s elite soldiers, it’s easy to forgive the movie for its less-than-stellar dubbing or borderline nonsensical love story.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 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

DON Quixote was going back home, mainly because of a conversation he and the innkeeper had had before the dubbing ceremony.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios


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