nickname
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Detractors have given her the nickname “Tiffany O’Data Center.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Jewish-majority parties opposed to Netanyahu, known by his nickname Bibi, won 48 seats, while two Arab-majority parties, Raam and the Joint List, secured a combined 19 seats.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
A few miles later, the highway earns its nickname as it quickly rises and falls over a succession of short hills that run through Adobe Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 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
“Fine,” Gloria says, and shrugs, living up to the nickname Mr. Chapman gave her: “Ms. Agreeable.”
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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The Telluride HEV is the sort of vehicle families get emotionally attached to, giving them affectionate nicknames like Bessie or Maude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Historically, full Moons have been given nicknames to help people keep track of time and monitor the changing seasons.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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
“In high school one of my nicknames was Spacey Faraci because I always had my head in the clouds.”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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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
Her achievement saw her nicknamed 'The Queen of the Palace' and she was also awarded an MBE for her services to darts in 2023.
From BBC ● 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 animatronic, nicknamed “Skelly,” has sold out every year since 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
It was nicknamed Muck House by the people who worked in it, she remarked.
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 name Beaver Moon follows a longstanding tradition of nicknaming supermoons.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
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
The country is transfixed, nicknaming the case the High School Beauty Murder.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
"Chachas—" she always called us that, from muchachas, girls, which is how come we had ended up nicknaming her a play echo of her name for us, Chucha.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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