big name
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For example, you can't pay player X £5m in year one of an excluded deal, then just £100 in year's two and three, rinse and repeat with a new big name every year.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Sabalenka, the women's world number one, is another big name who is aiming to bounce back after falling short of expectations.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Heron Power, a start-up focused on making solid-state transformers for data centers, has been raising money at a fast clip from big name investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
To use as bargaining chips for either a big name like the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo or, better yet, to acquire important foundational pieces to retrofit the roster around Luka Doncic?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
A big name for such a little guy.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
