dubbed

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The blaze, dubbed the Vista fire, was reported at 4:20 p.m. near El Toro Road, north of the Riverside County city, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

While it wasn’t necessarily a style I’d gravitate toward personally, one tour that really sticks in my mind was for a property dubbed “Billionaire” in Bel-Air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Cyber-security firm Norton has dubbed the scams "reservation hijacks" because criminals have contacted Booking.com customers pretending to be hotels in order to trick victims into sending them money based on bogus reservation problems.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The 63-year-old man, dubbed the "Oslo patient", is the latest in around 10 people worldwide who have gone into long-term remission from HIV after receiving a transplant to treat unrelated blood cancer.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The Ring also called for the invention of subsequently dubbed 'Wagner tubas, a hybrid that combined elements of the French horn, trombone and euphonium.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall