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dubbed

[duhbd] / dʌbd /


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She was dubbed by the press as the Cinderella of Kristiansand - a reference to her humble beginnings.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

‘Instead of FOMO, we are seeing what I have dubbed FEMO, which stands for fabulous earnings momentum.’

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Both companies have been dubbed "Russia's Amazon", due to their control over a huge swath of the fast-growing e-commerce sector.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

It has already been dubbed the “eclipse of the century.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The Motor City, which hasn’t been dubbed Motown yet, becomes for a time the “Arsenal of Democracy.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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