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misnomers

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a name that is wrong or not proper or appropriate "International Airport" is something of a misnomer, since almost all the arriving and departing flights are local.

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Unlike Pluto's naming, when the public suggested monikers for the new planet, the public didn't participate in the scientific process of its recategorization.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The monikers Bella and Luna have consistently vied for the top spot, with Max topping the charts in 2022, before being unseated by Milo.

— Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

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Voting is underway for the Official State Dish Registry, which aims to be a permanent record of the foods that help define each state's identity, much like state birds and nicknames.

— James Powel, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
As to whether Sassnitz shakes off its nicknames from last year, that partly depends on what happens this weekend.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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Your beneficiary designations on accounts with direct beneficiaries, including retirement accounts, life insurance, and transfer-on-death bank and brokerage accounts.

— Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The designations in question impacted business leaders and firms operating out of China, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Turkey, and Greece.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026

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