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[apt-lee] / ˈæpt li /










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The so-called Silicon Prairie is hope to several semiconductor companies, not just the aptly named Texas Instruments but also Coherent, Samsung and Tesla.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

An alumni Facebook group, aptly named the Filthiest Campers Alive, has hundreds of members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Those facilities are based on Real Madrid's aptly nicknamed White House training base.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District even has its own fish hatchery, where it rears the aptly named Western mosquitofish.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The aptly named Savage proceeded single-handedly to upset Fiji’s balance of power.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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