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as known or named at another time or place
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The JCS said earlier the missile was launched towards the East Sea, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The Pluskal Group, including Mutabdžija, was studying the same difficult family of diterpenoid alkaloids in wolfsbane, a famously poisonous relative of larkspur that is also known as monkshood.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, affects more than 1.28 billion adults around the world.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Matthew Myerscough said he was left with post-traumatic stress disorder after being unconscious for 20 minutes buried beneath a metre of snow after a slide on Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, in 2014.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The artist’s full name was Johannes Vermeer, also known as Jan Vermeer, and he was from the Netherlands, in northern Europe.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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