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Moscow last month also deployed its nuclear-capable ballistic missile -- dubbed Oreshnik -- for only the third time of the invasion.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Followers have dubbed Nick “Hollywood” for his showmanship on camera, and Scott “Leg Arms” for his size.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

That blaze, dubbed the Verona fire, prompted evacuation orders in the community of Homeland.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

That machine, dubbed Starling—as part of a longstanding tradition in which systems are named after birds—is slated to be capable of executing 100 million quantum operations using 200 logical qubits.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Without fanfare, work on the Bevatron was halted and ramped up instead on the Materials Testing Accelerator, or MTA, as the new machine was inelegantly dubbed.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik