name calling
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At the time, the agency was led by Lina Khan, who made her name calling for tougher anti-monopoly scrutiny of firms such as Amazon.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
Turns out Greene herself could not say her name, calling her "Lincoln Riley" instead of "Laken Riley" in an interview with NewsNation.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024
Earlier Saturday, at an appearance in Coralville, Haley flubbed the Iowa star’s name, calling her “Caitlin Collins,” perhaps with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in mind.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023
Expect brief verbal arguments between family and friends, but no name calling.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023
It’s as though she were saying it deliberately, Eleanor thought, telling the house she knows its name, calling the house to tell it where we are; is it bravado?
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
