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surnamed

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past tense of surname

as in named

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The hero of this historic draw was undeniably Vozinha, who made seven crucial saves throughout the match and was named Player of the Match.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Davis, who attended Blue Valley North, was named Big 12 freshman of the week nine consecutive times.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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Wade had previously been captured on an FBI wiretap talking to agent Christian Dawkins, who was at the center of what the feds termed Operation Ballerz.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Between those two thresholds is what the Premier League has termed a Feedback Loop.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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The blaze, dubbed the Pickett fire, started near Calistoga last August and burned 6,800 acres over the course of 17 days, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Once a package or tool was compromised, Shai-Hulud, as the worm was dubbed, attached itself to future package updates.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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Businesses in these markets increasingly keep treasury balances dollar-denominated while paying staff and suppliers locally.

— Alex Odagiu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
United have used their RCF — which is denominated in sterling, not dollars — more frequently over the past few seasons since burning through cash reserves during the Covid-19 pandemic.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026

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Yet the would-be comeback albums of 2021’s self-titled and 2025’s is felt more like ideas of what a My Morning Jacket album should be than My Morning Jacket albums that pushed the envelope the way their best work had.

— Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
The portrait in question, simply titled Roy Cohn, captures the lawyer’s striking outward stare and scar-split nose head on, surrounded by a black backdrop, a signature of Mapplethorpe’s images during the final decade of his life.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Is she entitled to additional spousal benefits because of the repeal of GPO?

— Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Another form of profiling, though less common than active mistreatment but still harmful, occurs when police intentionally deprive minorities of protection and other services to which they are entitled.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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