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name of the game



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Cameras have been the name of the game in the appliance world for some time now.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

“Staying underweight technology stocks is the name of the game for now.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

The name of the game at Wimbledon is tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

The final judgement on this will be shaped at the end of the season – but if the name of the game is winning then Arsenal are doing it right.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

They had enough food—scavenged from the ruins, hunted in the woods, brought up from Asheville sometimes—but rationing was the name of the game, and everyone looked like they were one meal a day short.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner


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