surname
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Her surname is recognized across the Andean nation.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
South Korea’s coast guard said they had detained a Chinese man in his 60s with the surname Dong in waters off the west coast of the peninsula.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The surname was taken from the town in Iraqi Kurdistan he and the other leaders of the network were from.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Shortly before he took office in January 2025, the Chinese government and official media began using a different Chinese character for "lu" to represent the first syllable in his surname.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
But he insisted, ‘I mean it. I have a surname and an address in Indianola. We can go this Saturday, if you have the day off from work.’
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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