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Woody and Christopher were the namesakes of Johnson’s surviving siblings, the former a prominent Republican fundraiser and owner of the New York Jets.

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She’s the namesake of the exhibit “Cha-Rie Tang: 48 Years of Artistic Innovation in Pasadena,” which opened at the museum Oct.

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Matthew Broderick’s namesake character realizes every teen’s fantasy of flouting authority and getting away with it – the essence of rich white kid privilege.

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Giant Pacific octopuses inhabit the waters of their namesake ocean from Southern California to Alaska.

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The custom Fender Telecaster guitar, named the Vedder Cup, is said to have been played by its namesake for “about an hour” before it was shipped off to T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

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