pseudonym
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A report in The New York Times claims to have identified the person who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamato, the inventor of bitcoin and one of the richest people on Earth.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
He spent the next year travelling Europe, before returning to the US to pursue his art dream - where he soon began drawing under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
He adopted a pseudonym because he was writing about his work “in an inner-city hospital and in a prison, and I therefore needed an extra layer of disguise,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
"It's inhuman to live like this, a prisoner in your own home," Ana told AFP using a pseudonym, as do her husband and son.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
I decided I'd surprise Jay Cee and send in a couple of the stories I wrote in this class under a pseudonym.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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