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popularly

[pop-yuh-ler-lee] / ˈpɒp jə lər li /


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He became “the first person executed in the United States for a conviction based on the DNA-matching technology popularly known as genetic fingerprinting.”

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

A week after its record-breaking initial public offering, SpaceX is the nation’s most popularly traded big stock — thanks in no small part to retail investors.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Another widely shared one shows prominent protester Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, popularly known as Phakel'umthakathi and who has 1.4 million followers on Facebook, approaching a man standing by the roadside and asking him his nationality.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Now many are hoping that Balen, as he is popularly known, will be Nepal’s next leader.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

The word, as popularly used, did describe me.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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