familiar name
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SEOUL—Just hours after crypto exchange Binance said it had been the victim of the biggest cyber heist in history, fingers were pointing to a familiar name: North Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Arsenal graduate is a familiar name that some managers might be drawn to, having done well at Middlesborough in 2022-23, but he will struggle for minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
If you’re a Gen Xer who immersed yourself in punk rock or listened to college radio, The Waterboys will be a familiar name, if they don’t make your heart sing with fond nostalgia.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
And in Los Angeles, he’s already a familiar name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
“Would you mind Handel for a familiar name? There’s a charming piece of music by Handel, called the Harmonious Blacksmith.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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