pseudonym
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The second prisoner, Lee Kang-eun, also a pseudonym, told the journalist Kim Young-mi that he felt guilty he was still alive.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"We just want to live and earn our daily bread," said Ali, an Iranian man in his 30s, who asked to use a pseudonym.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
If the film were as goofy as the killer’s pseudonym, it might be worth the two painful hours it takes to muster through this bloodless procedural.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
She was 14 when she met 18-year-old “Sam,” a pseudonym Hackney assigns him in the memoir.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
One of Gey’s colleagues told me that Gey created the pseudonym to throw journalists off the trail of Henrietta’s real identity.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Because Ms. Schumer protected her interviewees’ identities with pseudonyms, we can’t know how these baby boomers did over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
David and Ally agreed to share their story with the BBC on condition we use pseudonyms, as they fear jeopardising their chance to keep Marcus.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The women, who usually use only their first names or online pseudonyms, are expected to sit at the studio table for up to nine hours, with no breaks.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
Avaaz gave the survivors who participated in the webinar pseudonyms for their safety.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Unable to get work there, he moved to England, where he wrote screenplays under pseudonyms.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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