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[brand] / brænd /


brand




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label negatively
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"It humbles me greatly that the words that I coined for the brand- protest, visibility, unity and equality - will be on an actual coin, opposite the Queen," he said.

From BBC May 18, 2022

Every view is a good view; it’s brand- new, so it’s hard not to like; and the acoustics are great.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2019

That shrinks the already small field of venders in the brand- and manufacturer-loyal industry, threatening higher prices as demand swells.

From Reuters Jul. 30, 2012

Designed to work as effectively as their brand- name counterparts, generics often sell for half the price.

From Time Magazine Archive

And on some level, I expected a brand- new Birmingham—a friendlier and more accommodating Birmingham, where my children could experience the freedom that had been lacking for me as a child.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

“We spent decades building relationships with these Canadian importers, retailers, restaurants, even consumers building a brand in Canada,” Berge said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

“She’s also thinking: ‘How do I grow my brand?

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Giva is not the first Indian brand to withdraw an ad after criticism on social media.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

How 10-year-old oral care brand Boka is winning on Amazon with a beauty marketing playbook.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

So the world we live in is almost brand new—older in some places than others but, in comparison to the 2 million years of tool-making history, box-fresh.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“What changed is a number of brands got very promotional on their sites, and those promotions spilled into the broader marketplace,” Stack said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Hasbro, the owner of brands such as Play-Doh and Monopoly, also reported a strong rise in revenue in the second quarter on higher games demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

A leading figure of the new generation of Italian capitalism, he also chaired Ray-Ban, one of EssilorLuxottica's most iconic brands, which also include Oakley, Persol and Oliver Peoples.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Foot Locker, which Dick’s acquired in September 2025, had a harder time of it, given its greater exposure to legacy sneaker brands and its greater dependency on launch and retro products.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

German beer drinkers are fiercely loyal to their local brand, so there are no national brands in Germany analogous to our Budweiser, Miller, or Coors.

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

It has also strengthened global collaborations with retail partners to expand its reach and introduced interactive in-store demos while opening new Lego branded stores.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Another interesting option currently being marketed by a U.S.-based company is being branded as a “lifestyle agreement,” a type of life estate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

After his 2018 fairytale Windsor Castle wedding -- watched around the world -- he and Meghan were touted as future monarchy rejuvenators, branded the "fab four" alongside William and Kate.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

News Center that branded itself as a news source for Chinese Americans, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

But the last cart carried only a battered crate, padlocked shut, with airholes punched in the sides, and branded on the back—a symbol she would have recognized anywhere.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

WRIGHT: Our branding and marketing must deliver demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The fact the Sussexes have switched between projects brings risks to their brand, says Susan Fournier, a branding expert and former professor at Harvard Business School and Boston University.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

And framing himself as a victim who has lost his job, son, and faith due to his convictions reads as much like branding and mythologizing as it does truth-telling.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

For its first five years Wong sold mochi to restaurants and cinemas before she saved enough money to invest in branding and move into supermarkets.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Despite the sun bearing down like a branding iron, the market was crowded that day and sales had been strong—it was only 12:30 but we’d already made $160.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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