pseudonym
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The Portuguese journalist was the first person contacted by Pinto, whose real identity would not be known for years to come, and was initially known by the pseudonym "John".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In 2014, under the pseudonym “Captain K,” Cramer sat for a multihour interview for one of the bigger “exopolitics” YouTube shows.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
"We are going through an extremely difficult time," Iranian resident Hussein told AFP, using a pseudonym to protect his identity over fears of a possible backlash for speaking about the issue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
A brief mention of a pizza-spinning girlfriend is tossed off immediately after, replaced by vivid stories about his first summer working at the real-life Flagship, given the pseudonym The Dreadnaught.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
That is why he chose a pseudonym for me: Gul Makai, which means “cornflower” and is the name of a heroine in a Pashtun folk story.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
While there were established columnists like Walter Winchell, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, most articles in these magazines either went unbylined or were written under pseudonyms.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Because Ms. Schumer protected her interviewees’ identities with pseudonyms, we can’t know how these baby boomers did over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The song was co-credited to Who's British? - which turned out to be another of Ellis's many pseudonyms.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Avaaz gave the survivors who participated in the webinar pseudonyms for their safety.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
I would venture to guess that these were pseudonyms.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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