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[brand] / brænd /


brand




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label negatively
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"It humbles me greatly that the words that I coined for the brand- protest, visibility, unity and equality - will be on an actual coin, opposite the Queen," he said.

From BBC May 18, 2022

Every view is a good view; it’s brand- new, so it’s hard not to like; and the acoustics are great.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2019

That shrinks the already small field of venders in the brand- and manufacturer-loyal industry, threatening higher prices as demand swells.

From Reuters Jul. 30, 2012

It's also rumored to include brand- new entertainment and digital imaging features, but Sony was cagy about the details.

From Time Magazine Archive

The general gave me an additional present, a brand- new IBM typewriter.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Moskow noted that the pressure on Hidden Valley Ranch sales comes after the brand had benefited from heightened consumer interest during the World Cup earlier this summer, when international fans became enamored with ranch flavoring.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Favier, 57, was head of public relations for luxury fashion brand Dior.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Ralph Lauren CEO Patrice Louvet said on a recent podcast that the brand deliberately targets a range of consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The family patriarch leveraged Hollywood glamour with entertainment spectacle to elevate the team into an internationally recognized brand.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Father also talked about these things, but hearing it now, it all seemed brand new.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

“That said, the negative impact to Kraft Heinz and Clorox’s salad-dressing brands may prove meaningful in the current quarter.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

At that time, charitable giving was trendy in the tech sector, with brands like Microsoft boasting of their employees’ multimillion-dollar donations—complete with matching funds—and the companies’ own philanthropic efforts.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Fashion brands like Adidas and Balenciaga also ended their relationships with the star.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Building successful luxury brands has traditionally been Europe’s strength, but right now it’s U.S. brands like Ralph Lauren and Coach that understand what consumers can actually afford, Carol Ryan writes in the Journal this morning.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Thing is, it’s hard to tell a Chevy from a Ford, plus there’s all the other brands that people drive.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

The companies will start by selling jointly branded Medicare Advantage products in two states, and a Medicare supplement plan in a third, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the partnership.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The photographs were almost absurdly theatrical: silver serving pieces and candelabras, the gilt-and-cream grandeur of the White House, and, arrayed beneath it all, mountains of branded fast-food packaging.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Many items can be customized, repackaged and branded for bulk buyers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

A limit on the number branded items schools can force pupils to wear "are a start", but the government "needs to go further", a charity says.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

I feel like the word “DIVERGENT” is branded on my forehead, and if he looks at me long enough, he’ll be able to read it.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn — “NWR,” as he’s taken to branding himself — isn’t exactly known for his subtlety.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

The Rams president went first, then came Iger, who spoke of his love for the NFL and his branding expertise.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

WCC insists there is no plan to ban pub-goers in Soho from drinking while standing up, branding reporting of anything of that nature "utterly ludicrous".

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The business, recognized by its distinctive orange branding, controls valuable takeoff and landing slots at some of the region’s busiest airports.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The man in the dusty coat pulled one of the branding irons out of the fire.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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