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A new Institute for Policy Studies report exposes the extent of the problem among the 20 largest employers of low-wage U.S. workers — a group of companies we’ve dubbed the low-wage 20.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The guardrails that exist to prevent this process, dubbed “predicate laundering,” have, in the past, been shown to be reasonably effective.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

PayPal’s founders and early employees, dubbed the “PayPal Mafia” by Fortune magazine in a 2007 story, would go on to invest or build successful Silicon Valley companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A month after the vote, he called supporters to set up loosely connected associations to handle on-the-ground organising, dubbed "TISZA islands", a nod to the party sharing its name with the country's longest river.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

As much as any other profession, aeronautical engineering embodied the restlessness and technological progress that characterized what was already being dubbed the American Century.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly