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brand-

[brand] / brænd /


brand




VERB
label negatively
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"It humbles me greatly that the words that I coined for the brand- protest, visibility, unity and equality - will be on an actual coin, opposite the Queen," he said.

From BBC May 18, 2022

Every view is a good view; it’s brand- new, so it’s hard not to like; and the acoustics are great.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2019

That shrinks the already small field of venders in the brand- and manufacturer-loyal industry, threatening higher prices as demand swells.

From Reuters Jul. 30, 2012

According to Italy's brand- new Ministry of Immigration, 662,047 registered foreigners from outside the E.C. are in the country, and probably another 600,000 are there illegally.

From Time Magazine Archive

The spoils of the win were eye-popping: a golden trophy, a brand- new bicycle, and a spot at the national All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, as the official representative of the Virginia Peninsula.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

And they are doing so with their usual brand of nonsense and … er … “alternative facts.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

In Instagram’s case, the brand also rolled out a new “brand system,” including new fonts, icons, and formats for posts.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Clavicular said he is in negotiations regarding “some bigger brand deals” after attending this summer’s Cannes Lions advertising-industry conference, but declined to provide more information.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

And the country sure does look splendid through the windows of brand new cars, upscale hotels and expensive ski resorts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

“Of course you leave an appointment for your heart condition by going straight to a coffee shop. You’re a little too on brand sometimes.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Growing venture capital–backed consumer brands, like Blank Street Coffee and dentist office Tend, traded in neons for pastel greens.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Even other brands were reaming Instagram for the change.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Some brands are now trying to simultaneously engage looksmaxxers and a wider pool of consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

They envisioned the marketplace as a place where American brands could sell household goods and family products to conservative, patriotic and religious consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The phone booth was decorated with faded stickers for bands I’d never heard of and brands that sounded only vaguely familiar—relics of rebel kids long since assimilated into adulthood.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

During the trial Dott repeatedly denied the claims made against him and branded them as "disgusting".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Thursday’s initial responses to “Megxit II: Montecito’s Revenge,” as the Page Six newsletter branded the move, were typically caustic.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

A school uniform policy limiting States schools to five branded uniform items per child has been put in place.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The companies will start by selling jointly branded Medicare Advantage products in two states, and a Medicare supplement plan in a third, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the partnership.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The inked dragon curled around his right forearm, its tail encircling the letters KAT branded into his skin.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

And framing himself as a victim who has lost his job, son, and faith due to his convictions reads as much like branding and mythologizing as it does truth-telling.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

For its first five years Wong sold mochi to restaurants and cinemas before she saved enough money to invest in branding and move into supermarkets.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

At Wendy’s, recently appointed Chief Executive Bob Wright has been traveling the country to meet with franchisees, laying out a five-point plan covering food, branding, operations, restaurants and digital strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn — “NWR,” as he’s taken to branding himself — isn’t exactly known for his subtlety.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

A second man stuck two branding irons into the metal basket to heat them up.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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