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alias

[ay-lee-uhs] / ˈeɪ li əs /




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Cong has bewildered opponents at weigh-ins while wearing the face paint, and says she even adopts the Joker alias when using social media messaging back home in China.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Once the video went viral, it appears Eatherly realized he was on to something and soon created his alias, Chud the Builder.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Citing law enforcement sources, NBC4 reported that Fisher, under the alias Richard Graydon, worked as an executive at Immix Biopharma, a biotech pharmaceutical company in West Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Prosecutors alleged that Rogers dealt with a Chinese handler who, under the alias Hummin Lee, posed as an academic when he introduced himself at a conference in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Turning to the crowd of spectators, he said, lifting my hand high up, “This here is Muhammad Ali, alias Cassius Clay.”

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

People signed up their pets, used aliases and played games with mailing addresses to bilk the company out of new releases for less than the cost of a penny.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

The workers often juggle multiple aliases simultaneously, and can hold down several jobs under each stolen name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

They had checked into the hotel using authentic Lebanese passports under aliases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Despite being thrown off Discord several times for violating the site's code of conduct, he returned with different aliases, 16 in total.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

Aunt Kitty held her tongue, but I knew she wanted to remind Mr. Pinkerton to maintain our aliases and call me Charity.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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