dubbed

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Major employers' organisations and unions have dubbed it the "chaos initiative".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The gap has even been dubbed the “Dolan Discount.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Zverev had long been dubbed the best player of his generation to have never won a Grand Slam after a string of near misses - including three defeats in major finals.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Commissioners twice delayed voting on two other projects, dubbed “Project Red and Project Yellow,” that together would cover 677 acres neighboring two existing power plants.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

I was dubbed the Black Pimpernel, a somewhat derogatory adaptation of Baroness Orczy’s fictional character the Scarlet Pimpernel, who daringly evaded capture during the French Revolution.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela