nickname
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“I think you guys all know my nickname is Juice. I have Juice on my pads. The stadium yells ‘Juice!’ when I catch the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Named as Bottega Veneta's creative director in 2021, he helped reinvent the Italian leather goods brand, earning him the nickname the "magician of Milan".
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
On Wall Street, this dynamic has its own nickname — the “Fed put.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
That gift earns him the nickname “Aerobullet”—and roughly $8 million a year, making him the second highest paid rider in the world, behind only reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
I considered telling Mrs. Ennis about your nickname so that she could tell our class, but I’m keeping it a secret for now.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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Let’s hear it for author David Winder for putting together a list of the top 50 most interesting high school nicknames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Historically, full Moons have been given nicknames to help people keep track of time and monitor the changing seasons.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
That is, the boisterous Boston guy who calls buddies only by their nicknames, lets everyone at the bar know about it when his team wins and would sacrifice their first born if Brady asked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
They have earned it the nicknames "Copper capital" and "World cobalt capital".
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
But the truth is, it came from Jazz, who's pretty much the master of nicknames.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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The first — nicknamed El Cordonazo, or the Lash of St. Francis — hit Long Beach and San Pedro in September 1939.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Deters said Guilfoyle nicknamed him “Jason Statham,” after the Hollywood action star.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
A short film has captured some of the last images of a derelict housing estate nicknamed "Scotland's Chernobyl" before demolition crews moved in.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The animal, known officially by the more prosaic name Bear 89, was nicknamed Backpack by rangers who noted his habit of climbing on his mother's back when she swam across the river.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The centrifuge, which we nicknamed the “Wheel,” does it simply by swinging you around in a circle.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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Sokol earned a reputation for being hard-driving and sometimes difficult, with some nicknaming him “The Great Young God,” a nod to both his intelligence and his ego.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
The caption: “POV: Me on my way to HR yet again for nicknaming my co-worker ‘Tariff’ for costing the company more than they’re worth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
Tom's combination with fellow flanker Sam Underhill was a revelation during the tournament and resulted in Jones nicknaming the pair the "kamikaze kids".
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
The country is transfixed, nicknaming the case the High School Beauty Murder.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
The local racetrackers grew fond of the odd, bookish boy, nicknaming him Red, and a few let him ride their horses.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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