nickname
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Despite its nickname, the tax also falls on more modest multifamily residences like apartment buildings that exceed the sales price benchmarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
“Information superhighway” was a fitting nickname for a system that could blast the average user through a vast network of art and intelligence.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Her nickname was “la Pasionaria,” the Passionate One.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The nickname has also made Mbappé the subject of many memes online.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Bits had gotten their nickname solely because of their succinct way of speaking.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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Full Moons were given nicknames around the world as people used them to help keep track of time and monitor the changing seasons.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
That is, the boisterous Boston guy who calls buddies only by their nicknames, lets everyone at the bar know about it when his team wins and would sacrifice their first born if Brady asked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
They have earned it the nicknames "Copper capital" and "World cobalt capital".
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
A fan favorite for his witty wording and player nicknames, King turned his most famous catchphrase, “Gimme the Hotsauce,” into the name of his podcast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
“The Rich One? Both of those are nicknames for Hades.”
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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A world so small that some physicists have nicknamed it the zeptoverse.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
She was nicknamed “Dennis Rodman” for her competitive fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Among the most remarkable was Sarcosuchus, a giant predator nicknamed the "super croc" that could reach 12 meters in length.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Shares in the company nicknamed “the front page of the internet” tumbled 25% to $96.85, with the decline at 44% since the start of the year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
“The human sound track” he nicknamed her in his own mind.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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Sokol earned a reputation for being hard-driving and sometimes difficult, with some nicknaming him “The Great Young God,” a nod to both his intelligence and his ego.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
The caption: “POV: Me on my way to HR yet again for nicknaming my co-worker ‘Tariff’ for costing the company more than they’re worth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
Tom's combination with fellow flanker Sam Underhill was a revelation during the tournament and resulted in Jones nicknaming the pair the "kamikaze kids".
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
She took Sierra with her everywhere, nicknaming her “Fat Cat” for her voracious appetite.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2022
But in the Key West tradition of nicknaming, everyone called him TooBad because he was terrible at marbles.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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