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The giant star's name comes from the Arabic expression meaning "the hand of al-Jawza," while Siwarha means "her bracelet."
From Science Daily β Nov. 4, 2026
A crew member noticed a name among the museum’s donors who turned out to be Philadelphia native Brian Roberts, current CEO of Comcast, which owns Universal, the studio that made Farrelly’s “Green Book.”
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 4, 2026
El-Sayed's supporters gave deafening cheers when he took to the stage, as they chanted his name in jubilation.
From BBC β Nov. 4, 2026
This was a gloomier and more theatrical version of the band, closer to dark cabaret music than to the ingratiating stoner rock with which it made its name.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 3, 2026
There’s a name tag on his uniform with the company logo—a cartoon bowling pin with muscled arms.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Historians have cautioned against judging anyone just because their names are on the list of informants.
From Barron's β Nov. 4, 2026
“At Steinbeck, our players are so much more than names on a roster or numbers on a jersey,” the site read.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 4, 2026
Unlike the president’s edicts to rename large bodies of water or a mountain in Alaska, rebranding AI is trickier for companies that have staked their futures, even names, on it.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 3, 2026
John gave his children the middle names Bowie and Dalglish to represent his two great loves.
From BBC β Nov. 2, 2026
Mostly, it would connect our names in class.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Svensson and Coassolo are named inventors on patents involving the use of BRP peptides to treat metabolic disorders.
From Science Daily β Nov. 4, 2026
In Alaska, one thing is already clear: Plenty of voters spent confusing moments in the voting booth, including contemplating two Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 4, 2026
He was named the Premier League's Under-18 player of the season last term, despite being only 14 when the season campaign.
From BBC β Nov. 4, 2026
Madrid, a longtime political commentator and strategist, had set up his recording equipment at the Pico House, formerly a historic hotel named after the last Mexican governor of California.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 4, 2026
Mom only let us keep him because Calvin said he’d already named him.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Final results await the expiry of a three-day appeals period, after which parliament will be constituted, and the leaderless movement will form a government, naming a prime minister.
From Barron's β Oct. 27, 2026
She’s unafraid to go deep and dark, naming feelings and investigating mistakes.
From Salon β Oct. 23, 2026
In a tweet last week, she called the rumor about naming Gascón police chief a “bizarre lie.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 22, 2026
Mattel announced a surprise succession in late September, naming Condé Nast Chief Executive Roger Lynch as its next CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 21, 2026
So many things had happened to me, I hadn’t even thought about naming my pony.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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