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alias

[ey-lee-uhs] / ˈeɪ li əs /




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Pauken moved to China in 2010 and worked under the alias Tom McGregor as his father didn’t wish to appear associated with the son’s activities in China, according to prosecution documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

A network run by Kardo Jaf, who operates under the alias Kardo Ranya, is believed to have transported thousands of illegal migrants in small boats across the English Channel into the UK in recent years.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest for several years by operating under the alias "Kardo Ranya".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The Cockroaches is an alias that lead singer Mick Jagger, fellow founding bandmate Keith Richards and bass guitarist Ronnie Wood have used in the past to play secret shows.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

His real name was listed as “Henry Swanson,” but that was an alias used by Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China, so I knew it must be a fake.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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