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The practice has been dubbed by some as "housefishing".
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
His plans to renovate a 106-year-old golf course, which he has dubbed "trash island", is also being challenged in the courts.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Routinely dubbed a “bad boy” when he debuted as a young playwright, Mr. McDonagh is now in his 50s and seems newly concerned with the human need for connection, even among horrible men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
In May, Waymo launched its next-generation taxi dubbed the Ojai, which is cheaper to deploy and better equipped for extreme weather conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
To be precise, Hodges did it in a gray flannel suit, for he was a pragmatist, dubbed the “Businessman’s Governor,” a believer in method and technique over ideology and manifesto.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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