name
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Neuroscience has a name for this gap between the chase and the catch, and it complicates a popular idea.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He told her his name was John Prince and claimed he was a Swiss real estate developer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
He added that Anthropic “will slow down as much as necessary” in the name of safety.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Adler said Pilgrim is now working with defense and national security partners that he declined to name with a long-term goal of becoming a major biodefense contractor, akin to Lockheed Martin or Anduril.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Some even put a hashtag with the name of our school; that way we know they are not only out there, but in here, too.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
David Beckham was among the other big names at the premiere, along with his sons Cruz and Romeo.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“The reality is that there are so many more stories. There are so many more names that you will never hear,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
One of the names the husband-and-wife founders, Don and Doris Fisher, considered for their new venture was Pants and Discs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Unless you’re into feminist history, this is probably the first time you’re hearing those names; it’s definitely not well-known lore.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
I’m trying to work my way up to asking her about the names on the list.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Machar had been named vice-president as part of a 2018 peace deal to end a five-year civil war between forces loyal to the two men.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Diageo DGE -0.34%decrease; red down pointing triangle named WPP WPP -0.94%decrease; red down pointing triangle finance chief Joanne Wilson as its next chief financial officer, succeeding Nik Jhangiani.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
She named Love, saying he stole money from women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Loui charged him with replacing Navatek’s rainmaker and eventually named Kao CEO.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
An acquaintance named Elizabeth Ellet encouraged Maggie to fight for her legal rights as Elisha’s widow.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
He gave agents a 50-page document naming dozens of lobbyists, congressional staffers and members of Congress who he said helped him trade cash for contracts.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
But naming the people, like announcing the dialogue itself, is the easy part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
After the same federal judge rejected the board’s latest naming workaround on Tuesday, the administration abruptly shuttered the building.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"That's a really big, new area that we need to think about. It's about identification. If we don't start naming things, we don't look for them."
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
It was enough for her to keep up with Duane’s different emotions, studying them, naming them, and thinking about the proper way to respond to them.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
