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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

Another bull of the woods, Albert Gadwah, 79, showed up wearing a brand- new red shirt, size extra large.

From Time Magazine Archive

Someone else in town thought this brand- new word was pretty amazing, too.

From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements

On Sunday, officials reported that 19 people who had participated in the race, sponsored by the popular running shoe brand Hoka and organized by the group Run Local, were hospitalized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Many of the couches now being sold on Amazon or Wayfair are actually copies of Danish brand OMHU’s Teddy sofa, which is priced at just under $2,000.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The shapewear brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian said it’s offering cash or credit refunds to anyone who bought the calendar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Boasting K-pop and Bangladeshi beatboxing, Eurovision stages its first Asia edition this Saturday, bringing the European song contest's unique brand of kitsch and geopolitics to the world's most populous region.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

We’d just rounded the final curve, heading toward the thinning cloud of brand flies near the tram entrance, when a scream split the air.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The conversation around agentic commerce—wherein artificial-intelligence agents shop and can even make purchases with no direct human involvement—has been stoking anxiety among brands, who fear being cut out of the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Companies and brands working with influencers also face stricter rules on how their products are promoted by requiring content creators to label videos and posts clearly as an "advertisement" or "commercial collaboration".

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Every year it recycles thousands of tonnes of waste leather into new fabric which has been used by major brands, including Dr Martens, Nike and Coach.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Under the rules, the EU will forbid brands from asking influencers to encourage children to buy products or persuade their parents to buy items in commercial content.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

In the deepest of the caves there were brands burning, and three people stood there, waiting for them.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

I don’t think I’ve ever stepped foot into an Erewhon without seeing at least a few shoppers cuffing its branded smoothie cups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"It's the largest production in the history of Indian cinema," said Malhotra, who has branded it India's "Star Wars" or "Lord of the Rings".

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Wunderle Candy created Candy Corn in the 1880s, and Goelitz Confectionary scaled and branded the treat as a Halloween product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Taylor Farms maintained that its own branded salad kits were unaffected, a distinction that mattered scientifically, if not necessarily psychologically, to shoppers eyeing the refrigerated wall of greens.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Kaz had branded her a snob for it, but she didn’t much care what Kaz Brekker had to say about her tastes.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

The Great America branding was a nod to its opening during the nation’s bicentennial, with themed lands recalling periods of American history, including Orleans Place and 1920s-era Hometown Square.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Simply Good’s self-diagnostic also revealed the company was focusing too heavily on the lower funnel at the expense of branding in social media, on streaming TV and with influencers, according to Scalzo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Tech companies are also increasingly branding AI assistants as cute mascots, a choice that some say encourages users to project personalities and emotions onto the agent.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

When his wife supported him, branding young Amy Acton a liar, both the girl and her younger brother were removed from Donna Arthur’s custody and raised by their biological father.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

He became an expert at branding, dehorning, castrating, and selling stock.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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