namesake
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Dick’s on Tuesday said sales at its namesake stores remained strong, with sports gear outside of sneakers helping deliver a 4.9% same-store sales gain, and also said it was confident in Foot Locker’s long-term potential.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Comparable sales—which account for store openings and closings—were flat across the company, reflecting a 4% increase at its namesake brand, offset by a 3% decline across its Hollister brand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
By segment, Urban’s retail sales rose 8% to $1.39 billion, with comparable sales growth led by its Free People group, followed by its namesake brand and Anthropologie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Dragonfly is a survivor, just like its insect namesake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
His response seems directed more toward my namesake than me.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
Other Dutch names survived, like Rensselaer and Peekskill, namesakes of Dutch settlers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
His descendants revere Aegon the Conqueror so highly that he has numerous prominent namesakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
After the family moved to England in 2010, the boys would often meet their namesakes at Etihad Stadium.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
Like their mythical namesakes, these pygmy squids are intimately connected with their natural environments in the emerald waters of Okinawa.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
He didn't miss her enough to become obsessed with her name, to date her namesakes over and over and over and over again.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
