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When Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won six Super Bowls from 12 appearances, their dominant dynasty was often dubbed the "Evil Empire."
From Barron's
Bass also announced a new clean streets initiative dubbed Clean Corridors, which she said would “accelerate beautification” of major thoroughfares throughout the city in advance of the Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times
The group - dubbed the "Quint" by diplomats - aims to meet regularly to coordinate responses to the drastic changes to the trade and economic environment in recent months.
From BBC
Having once worked from an office department headquarters dubbed the “Freedom Suite,” he has relocated to the pardon attorney’s offices across town.
More notable than the snowfall itself was the prolonged blast of extreme cold that followed, hardening snow into what has been informally dubbed "snowcrete" and making cleanup efforts especially difficult.
From Barron's
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