dub
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It’s partly what led the New York Times in 2011 to dub him “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation.”
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
I dub him Salmon—my son’s favorite maki—and create a fake birthday.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
The "Nerd Prom" as attendees dub it brings together hundreds of Washington journalists and media executives to raise funds for scholarships and awards.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
Their music suggests styles—free jazz, funk, Jamaican dub, rock, and more—while adhering to the conventions of none.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
He would just as soon have remained kicked out of the officers’ dub, had it not been for the pleasure he was now finding there with his new companions.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Around 1607, settlers in the nearby Popham Colony constructed a wooden sailboat, dubbed Virginia—the first oceangoing boat built by English settlers in North America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The blaze, dubbed the Grande fire, ignited at 2:20 p.m. south of the 126 Freeway, east of Lake Piru.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
After finding fame she was dubbed the "the female Rod Stewart" for her husky vocals, and went on to have a career that spanned 50 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Investor sentiment also received a boost from a Reuters report Thursday suggesting that Meta is moving its proprietary in-house chips, dubbed Iris, into mass production in September.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Over the next few days, the two men moved as many crates of specimens as they could into one of the front attic rooms, and Charles dubbed it the Museum.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Raman, too, has sought to discredit Pratt, dubbing him an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
He repaid the governor’s disdain by dubbing him “Mr. Hair Gel” in his memoir, “The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
“The guy who sounded exactly like me or very close to me, was the guy who ended up dubbing ‘Wishbone’ in Korean.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
The World Meteorological Organization, meanwhile, said early signs indicated the event could be particularly strong, with some dubbing the impending event a "super El Nino", although the term is not used by scientists.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Baba burst out in gales of his deep- throated laughter—a sound not unlike a truck engine revving up—and, when he could talk again, explained to us the concept of voice dubbing.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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