namesake
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The automaker—which houses its namesake brand as well as the Mini and Rolls-Royce marques and a motorcycle business—said overall group sales fell 6.3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In addition to its namesake Pepsi soft drinks, the company has a broad snack portfolio that includes chips like Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
At a time when other sitcoms occasionally tackled social issues in “very special” episodes and “The Cosby Show” hewed to its namesake star’s dedication to respectability politics, “A Different World” regularly confronted harder topics.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
George Lucas’ quest to find a permanent home for his namesake museum started more than 20 years ago and involved land battles in Chicago and San Francisco before the project landed in L.A.s Exposition Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
His response seems directed more toward my namesake than me.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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From Shohei Ohtani to Clayton Kershaw to Freddie Freeman — all have inspired namesakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Woody and Christopher were the namesakes of Johnson’s surviving siblings, the former a prominent Republican fundraiser and owner of the New York Jets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Like their mythical namesakes, these pygmy squids are intimately connected with their natural environments in the emerald waters of Okinawa.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
I also wish I could have included the proto-punk group the Monks, who often dressed like their namesakes, but the band’s great 1966 album “Black Monk Time” isn’t available on any streaming platforms.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
He didn't miss her enough to become obsessed with her name, to date her namesakes over and over and over and over again.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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