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Example Sentences

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Zverev had long been dubbed the best player of his generation to have never won a Grand Slam after a string of near misses - including three defeats in major finals.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Commissioners twice delayed voting on two other projects, dubbed “Project Red and Project Yellow,” that together would cover 677 acres neighboring two existing power plants.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“DOGE,” as Elon Musk dubbed the entity, has come under fire from two other whistleblowers for mishandling data and compromising the Social Security numbers of every American.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The network was dubbed “the bridge” by some of the banks and “the chain” by others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Here was Paris, wrongly dubbed for my listening pleasure.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris