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name

[naym] / neΙͺm /








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Those unfamiliar with the life and times of Roger Casement might still recognise his name from the sports stadium at the heart of one of Northern Ireland's most enduring modern political rows - Casement Park.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Also charged in the case was Kimberley Pifer, who allegedly impersonated Jett and married Von Ferdinand using Jett’s name, according to Stephan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

A panel of judges, following the law, refused to allow Habba to serve in an interim capacity, forcing Trump to withdraw her name from consideration for the job, designating her acting U.S. attorney instead.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

MarketWatch’s Philip van Doorn and Jaimy Lee explain what’s behind the new interest in those companies and name seven stocks that are worth a look.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yes, as far as I can tell, everyone used the full name, at least the first time they spoke it in a conversation.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

As investors increasingly scrutinize spending by artificial intelligence-related companies, many still want exposure to the big names that they hope will keep driving that new technology.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Gen. Trent McCotter said Monday that “there may be some names on there who, it turns out, ultimately are citizens.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The data don’t include private insurance claims, and don’t include identifying details of patients, such as names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Macron did not name names, but Trump's Republican party faces headwinds ahead of the November congressional elections, while Israel heads to the polls next week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

It was just a list of names and addresses.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Police have said another teacher - who has not been named - attempted to disarm the gunman by throwing her mobile phone.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Representing petty humanity are several couples each named for the husbands’ jobs: the Tailors, the Bakers, the Innkeepers and the Bottlewashers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

As it happens, right around that time a Venezuelan billionaire banker named Julio Herrera Velutini wanted a pardon.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Protein mass is typically expressed in daltons, a unit named after English chemist John Dalton.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Due to their strained relationship, Dad never liked that he was named after his father.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Mrs. Paxton released an ad professing to address “the elephant in the room,” in which she urged Texans to get “the whole team across the finish line”—without naming her estranged husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Mattel announced a surprise succession in late September, naming Condé Nast Chief Executive Roger Lynch as its next CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The FBI took the formal step of naming two former Navatek executives who had worked with Kao as subjects of a bribery investigation.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Hokkaido Shimbun ran a report on the arrest without naming the reporter, but did not comment further on the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Military language has its own systems for naming different groups.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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