dubbed

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Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki, southwest Finland, the geological repository for spent nuclear waste -- dubbed Onkalo which means "cave" in Finnish -- is nearly ready to start operations.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Wood was presented with a yellow 1,000 parkrun T-shirt, a cape and a crown as he was dubbed "the king of parkrun".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Despite the memory shortage, dubbed “RAMageddon,” Wall Street analysts expect Best Buy to deliver earnings growth of 1% for the current fiscal year ending in January 2027, and 8% the following year.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Instead, the national weather authority has dubbed it a “heat dome” and placed Paris under orange alert.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

As part of what the press dubbed the “Bodies for Butter” program, East German dictator Walter Ulbricht accepted bribes of food from Western governments in exchange for the release of political prisoners.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin