nickname
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Despite their mudcat nickname, enormous catfish keep a surprisingly clean den.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The nickname refers to the group of PayPal founders and former employees who went on to start other tech companies, including SpaceX, Palantir Technologies, LinkedIn, YouTube and Yelp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Crockett also drew criticism in March 2025 when she called Gov. Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, “Governor Hot Wheels,” though she said the nickname was not about his wheelchair use.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Born without a surname, her given name was Bridget, and “Biddy” became her nickname.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“The nickname was given to me as a boy, so people wouldn’t get me mixed up with my father.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
They have earned it the nicknames "Copper capital" and "World cobalt capital".
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
But online, peptide sellers are offering “research-only” versions; in online forums, it is being referred to by nicknames like “reta” and “ratatouille.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
The president of the world's biggest economy has had quite a few nicknames for America's top central banker.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
What were some nicknames you had growing up?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
“Oh, sure. People who don’t know her well—the government, her boss. We all have our official names, and then our nicknames, which are like secrets that only the people who love us use.”
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
That’s roughly 300 acres, encompassing the parking lots, the hillsides meeting the 110 Freeway, and 149 concrete planters nicknamed “martinis” for their glass-like shape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
It was this 10-year-old cat, nicknamed 'Tigrino', that set scientists on the path to discovery.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The setting for Alex Preston’s “A Stranger in Corfu” is the Greek island of Vidos, nicknamed Spyland by its inhabitants, all of whom are retired British intelligence agents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The new circuit, known as the 'Madring', is a demanding 5.4-kilometre track with 22 corners, including its headline feature, a 24-percent-banked turn nicknamed "La Monumental".
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
“Johanna’s nicknamed them Nuts and Volts,” he says.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Sokol earned a reputation for being hard-driving and sometimes difficult, with some nicknaming him “The Great Young God,” a nod to both his intelligence and his ego.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
Tom's combination with fellow flanker Sam Underhill was a revelation during the tournament and resulted in Jones nicknaming the pair the "kamikaze kids".
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
Aside from nicknaming Haley “birdbrain,” Trump and his allies largely ignored her until recent weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
This sort of evocative nicknaming has deep cultural roots in China, according to Shaohua Guo, a professor of Chinese language at Carleton University.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
"Chachas—" she always called us that, from muchachas, girls, which is how come we had ended up nicknaming her a play echo of her name for us, Chucha.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
