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The fate of “Predator: Badlands” rides on Dek, the first iteration of the title creature to have a proper name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Anyone who can weasel that amount of money out of a purported institution of higher learning should now be known by his proper name.

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Camacho explains that the puppies are known by a number until they are three months old, when they are given a proper name.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023

Teslyn Barkman, deputy chair of the territory's Legislative Assembly, urged EU countries to "respect the wishes of the Falkland Islanders and refer to us by our proper name".

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

Papa’s proper name felt strange coming from my mouth.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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