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dub

[duhb] / dʌb /


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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

He says that people will dub golf courses as not particularly biodiverse so as to argue they do not really count as green, and therefore should not be part of the green belt.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Taking its name from medieval castles, long-term investors dub a dominant company’s ability to maintain its edge a “moat.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Hard Tack became a notorious rogue, inspiring turf writer John Hervey to dub him “the archexponent of recalcitrance.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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