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[apt-lee] / ˈæpt li /










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

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

But Stevens more aptly fits the conventional understanding of electable, a point that her campaign is hammering home as its closing message.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Potsticker MN — For handmade dumplings in St. Paul, head to aptly named Potsticker MN.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

She too had three dads, as she chronicled in a 2020 New Yorker piece aptly titled “My Three Fathers.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

The bird lady was aptly nicknamed; she resembled a crane, with her long, skinny legs and pointy beak nose.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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