label
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And once the label had been applied, nobody questioned it, including us.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
California is now on track to be the first state to create a front-of-package label to help consumers identify foods in the grocery store aisles that are not ultraprocessed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Its unusual name -- which means faecal matter in French -- was chosen to ensure that people who bought the brand's clothing only wanted it for the design, rather than the name on the label.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Fran Hoepfner, the author of “A Field Guide to Nepo Babies,” argues that the label should be straightforward: A nepo baby must be in a similar industry to their already-successful parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She took the little bottle from me and read the label aloud.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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"This is a weak opening for an original animation film from one of the major labels," Gross said, while noting that reviews were overwhelmingly positive.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Anti-odor is another increasingly common claim found on clothing labels, says Rebecca Fuoco, director of science communications at the nonprofit Green Science Policy Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Shoppers often can’t tell from clothing labels what chemicals a garment contains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The music gets delivered by the labels, and then it's a bunch of playlists.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
I stared at a row of dark vials, sealed in red wax, the labels bearing the symbol of a death’s head.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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New York, Boston and Philadelphia were all in the firing line of the "Nor'easter" -- so labeled for its northeasterly winds -- as authorities warned of potential flooding, downed trees and damaged power lines.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
CNN labeled him a “boy genius” and reported that Microsoft had added the preschooler to its list of security researchers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I set up my cutting board at the bar in front of the television, clean and chop everything, then stash it in labeled deli tubs.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Russia’s news agencies labeled Sergei Utek, who lives in a village in Russia’s Far East Chukotka province, “a real hero” after he dropped his fishing plans to come to the local voting office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Dr. Loofah darts for a door labeled secret exit.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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"Dad labelled everything, recorded everything and backed it all up to cassette, over and over," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Footage was subsequently posted on social media showing volunteers of the Poole-based charity labelled as "traitors".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Locals who spoke with AFP in the Republika Srpska's capital, Banja Luka, labelled Mladic the "greatest".
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
These campaigners were labelled "suffragettes" by the press.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
His father had provided an illustration of the Ptolemaic cosmos in which the outermost sphere was labelled ‘Here the learned do appoint the habitacle of God and the Elect.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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“We believe that SPCX’s unrivaled launch capabilities represent the foundational competitive advantage that enables all other parts of its business,” Godyn said in a note to clients, labeling the recent Starship mission a “major” milestone.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Hundreds of posts labeling me misogynistic and bigoted appeared on Cornell’s anonymous chat forums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Awareness of these findings appears to influence attitudes toward food labeling.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
People with sensitivities to the seed have long been vulnerable to reactions from accidental exposure because regulators have not required labeling of the ingredient.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was about this time that I started labeling things Tentacles.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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And even those who don't like the direction of travel are labelling their opinions as a desire to be helpful, they're not trying to criticise the boss.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Zach calls it "labelling" - making the invisible cognitive and emotional labour visible.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Some said they would post in exchange for free food and drink, without an extra payment on top - and five of those said they would post without labelling the content as an advert.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
That month several major music industry organisations unveiled a labelling system for content created with generative AI that they would like to see widely adopted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
In a nutshell, the problem with labelling anything ‘Romantic’ is that it has subsequently come to mean virtually anything, from the poetry of Lord Byron to the songs of Taylor Swift.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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