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name

[neym] / neɪm /








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And because the process of making this show was one of pulling so much from my own personal life, there was a moment or two when my name was mentioned in that conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Four decades ago, Donald Trump was a New York City developer at work on an apartment complex that would bear his name.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He had a forged Turkish passport, under the name Adem Karadag.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The combined company would continue to operate under the Dana name, retaining its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Working independently, they both revisit the work of Robert Hooke, the microscope observer who came up with the name cell in 1665.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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