dubbed

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Major employers' organisations and unions have dubbed it the "chaos initiative".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Last week, the last of Wang’s five top lieutenants, dubbed the “Five Tiger Generals,” was hauled away for investigation by the very apparatus Wang helped build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Zverev had long been dubbed the best player of his generation to have never won a Grand Slam after a string of near misses - including three defeats in major finals.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Commissioners twice delayed voting on two other projects, dubbed “Project Red and Project Yellow,” that together would cover 677 acres neighboring two existing power plants.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

No one recalls afterward exactly who it was that dubbed them Poppet and Widget.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern