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alias

[ey-lee-uhs] / ˈeɪ li əs /




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Margerison, who posts on social media using the alias E Dobbin, has built up a following with videos where he frequently approaches strangers and starts bizarre conversations.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Citing law enforcement sources, NBC4 reported that Fisher, under the alias Richard Graydon, worked as an executive at Immix Biopharma, a biotech pharmaceutical company in West Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias 'Nino Guerrero,' was "neutralized" in southeastern Bolivar state, Venezuela's Ministry of Communications said in a statement Friday.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

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

The agents never registered Burkhart in hotels under his own name, and referred to him by the alias “E. J. Ernest.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Graydon’s real name, federal authorities said, was Ronald L. Fischer, and he was a Rhode Island fugitive who used more than a dozen aliases to avoid capture for more than 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Fischer had long been listed among Rhode Island’s Most Wanted fugitives, including his photo and the various aliases he was known to use.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

They had checked into the hotel using authentic Lebanese passports under aliases.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Said, 48 years old, holds two British passports, one that expired this month and a second expiring in 2029, and has used several aliases, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

His real name was Johannes Siegfried Becker, but he had dozens of aliases and more than one false passport.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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