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Panera Bread is piloting Amazon’s palm-scanning technology that will identify customers, suggest menu items, accelerate payments and help workers greet people by name.


—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023




Just ask the showrunners of Daisy Jones & The Six Scott Neustadter and Will Graham, who address that and more in their Amazon series adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel of the same name.


—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023




Based on the Taylor Jenkins Reid novel of the same name, the miniseries takes the format of a musical documentary, with the former band members reflecting on their infamous breakup decades after the fact.


—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper’s BAZAAR, 24 Mar. 2023




Inspired by the 2011 romance drama of the same name, the video centers the BTS member in contrasting environments – dancing at a crowded party or sitting alone at his dining table – to communicate the uncertainty of ambiguous relationships.


—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2023




Daisy Jones & The Six has made its way from book pages to the small screen, thanks to the Prime Video series based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid.


—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2023




At the Texas retreat, Christie offered a fiery denunciation of Trump and urged others in the party to call him out by name.


—Ashley Parker And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2023




The series is based on a play of the same name from songwriting duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, which opened at La Jolla Playhouse in 2015.


—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023




And while the guys reflected on the album itself — which arrived a year after their Germany debut of the same name — in the March 27 issue of PEOPLE, not all of their memories made the cut in print.


—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023

The winner will be named in May.


—Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al, 6 Apr. 2023




Kaiser Permanente executive Dan Field has been named the new director of the joint Portland-Multnomah County homeless services office.


—oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2023




He’s also brought on a new host for that second hour, a young woman named Ambrosia (Ciara Renée).


—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023




The defendants named in the lawsuit are the NCAA, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference.


—Ralph D. Russo, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023




That changed, however, when Keeler was named in a sweeping Pennsylvania grand jury report.


—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023




She has been named to the National Foundation of Women Legislators Women of Excellence.


—Vivian Jones, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023




Misley later named Tyler directly in a statement released following the filing of the complaint.


—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023




However, another woman, the model Karen McDougal, has returned to the media spotlight after she also was named in the statement of facts released by the Manhattan district attorney, who is prosecuting the case.


—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023

As interesting as the pro-name change argument may be, Zaslav may ultimately decide it’s not worth the investment in time and resources to make what is at the core a cosmetic change.


—Vulture, 23 June 2022




Although pancake mix and syrup are not sold out in most stores, most popular or name brand items are harder to come by.


—Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2020


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name

~1 n 1 the word that someone or something is called or known by  (What’s the name of that river? | Her name is Mandy Wilson. | first name/Christian name)  (Her first name is Mandy. | last name/surname/family name)  (Her surname is Wilson. | middle name)  (Lots of girls have Elizabeth as their middle name. | full name (=complete name))  (Please leave your full name and address with reception. | know sb by name (=know what someone is called))  (It’s a big school but the principal knows everyone by name. | by the name of (=whose name is…))  (Is there anyone here by the name of Sommerville? | go by the name of (=call yourself a particular name which may not be your real name))  (a wrestler who went by the name of Mazambula | under the name (of) (=using a name that is different from your own))  (H. H. Munro wrote under the name Saki.) 2 call sb names to say something nasty or insulting about someone  (call sb all the names under the sun (=say rude and insulting things about someone)) 3 the opinion that people have about a person or organization; reputation  (have a name for (=be known by people to have a particular quality))  (The company has a name for reliability. | get a good/bad name)  (The restaurant got a bad name for slow service. | make a name for yourself (=become known and admired by many people))  (Manyac made a name for himself in the Parisian art world.) 4 big/famous/household name informal someone who is famous  (some of the biggest names in show business) 5 not have a penny to your name informal to be very poor 6 in sb’s name if an official document, a hotel room etc is in someone’s name it officially belongs to them or is for them  (The mortgage is in my husband’s name.) 7 do sth in the name of science/religion etc to do something that is wrong and believe that you are doing it to support the work of science etc  (cruel experiments on animals carried out in the name of science) 8 in the name of sb doing something as someone else’s representative  (I claim this land in the name of the King!) 9 in name only if something exists in name only it does not really exist although it is officially said to  (a democracy in name only) 10 in all but name if a situation exists in all but name, it is the real situation but people do not admit that it is  (She was his wife in all but name.) 11 I can’t put a name to it spoken used when you cannot remember what something is called  (I know the tune but I can’t put a name to it.) 12 take sb’s name in vain often humorous to talk about someone without showing respect 13 the name of the game informal the most important thing or quality needed for a particular activity  (In fishing, patience is the name of the game.) 14 sb’s name is mud informal used to say that people are angry with someone because of something he or she has done  (- see also pen name, clear sb’s name clear2 (3)) ~2 v 1 »GIVE SB A NAME« to give someone or something a particular name  (name sb John/Ann etc)  (We named our daughter Sarah. | I name this ship `Arcadia’. | name sb after BrE name sb/sth for AmE (=give someone the same name as))  (Bill is named after his father. | The college is named for George Washington.) 2 »SAY SB’S OR STH’S NAME« to say what the name of someone or something is  (Can you name this tune? | The two murder victims have yet to be named. | name names (=name the people who were involved in something, especially something bad or illegal))  (She has secret information and is threatening to name names.) 3 »CHOOSE SB« to officially choose someone or something  (name sb as)  (Gerry’s been named as successor to the present manager. | name sb to sth AmE)  (Fitzgerald was named to the committee by the chairman.) 4 to name but a few used after a short list of things or people to say that there are many more you could mention  (Gina Fratini, David Neil and Benny Ong, to name but a few, became famous when the Princess wore their designs.) 5 you name it spoken used after a list of things to mean that there are many more you could mention  (Clothes, furniture, books — you name it, they sell it!) 6 name the day to decide on a date for your wedding 7 name your price used to mean that you can decide how much money you want to buy or sell something for

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  (names, naming, named) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The name of a person, place, or thing is the word or group of words that is used to identify them. ‘What’s his name?’—‘Peter.’… I don’t even know if Sullivan’s his real name… They changed the name of the street. N-COUNT: usu with poss 2. When you name someone or something, you give them a name, usually at the beginning of their life. My mother insisted on naming me Horace. …a man named John T. Benson… VERB: V n n, V-ed 3. If you name someone or something after another person or thing, you give them the same name as that person or thing. Why have you not named any of your sons after yourself? VERB: V n after n, also V n for n 4. If you name someone, you identify them by stating their name. It’s nearly thirty years since a journalist was jailed for refusing to name a source… One of the victims of the weekend’s snowstorm has been named as twenty-year-old John Barr. VERB: V n, V n as n 5. If you name something such as a price, time, or place, you say what you want it to be. Call Marty, tell him to name his price. = state VERB: V n 6. If you name the person for a particular job, you say who you want to have the job. The England manager will be naming a new captain, to replace the injured David Beckham… When the chairman of Campbell’s retired, McGovern was named as his successor… Early in 1941 he was named commander of the Afrika Korps. VERB: V n, be V-ed as n, be V-ed n, also V n as n, V n n 7. You can refer to the reputation of a person or thing as their name. He had a name for good judgement… She’s never had any drug problems or done anything to give jazz a bad name. = reputation N-COUNT: usu sing 8. You can refer to someone as, for example, a famous name or a great name when they are well-known. (JOURNALISM) …some of the most famous names in modelling and show business. = star N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft adj N 9. see also…

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   I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo ~, Latin nomen, Greek onoma, onyma  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing  b. a word or symbol used in logic to designate an entity  2. a descriptive often disparaging epithet called him ~s  3.  a. reputation gave the town a bad ~  b. an illustrious record ; fame made a ~ for himself in golf  c. a person or thing with a reputation  4. family, clan  5. appearance as opposed to reality a friend in ~ only  6. one referred to by a ~ praise his holy ~  II. transitive verb  (~d; naming)  Date: before 12th century  1. to give a ~ to ; call  2.  a. to mention or identify by ~ refused to ~ a suspect  b. to accuse by ~  3. to nominate for office ; appoint  4. to decide on ; choose ~ the day for the wedding  5. to mention explicitly ; specify unwilling to ~ a price  • ~r noun  III. adjective  Date: 1598  1. of, relating to, or bearing a ~ ~ tags  2. appearing in the ~ of a literary or theatrical production  3.  a. having an established reputation  b. featuring celebrities …

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  n. & v. —n. 1 a the word by which an individual person, animal, place, or thing is known, spoken of, etc. (mentioned him by name; her name is Joanna). b all who go under one name; a family, clan, or people in terms of its name (the Scottish name). 2 a a usu. abusive term used of a person etc. (called him names). b a word denoting an object or esp. a class of objects, ideas, etc. (what is the name of that kind of vase?; that sort of behaviour has no name). 3 a famous person (many great names were there). 4 a reputation, esp. a good one (has a name for honesty; their name is guarantee enough). 5 something existing only nominally (opp. FACT, REALITY). 6 (attrib.) widely known (a name brand of shampoo). —v.tr. 1 give a usu. specified name to (named the dog Spot). 2 call (a person or thing) by the right name (named the man in the photograph). 3 mention; specify; cite (named his requirements). 4 nominate; appoint, etc. (was named the new chairman). 5 specify as something desired (named it as her dearest wish). 6 Brit. Parl. (of the Speaker) mention (an MP) as disobedient to the chair. Phrases and idioms by name called (Tom by name). have to one’s name possess. in all but name virtually. in name (or name only) as a mere formality; hardly at all (is the leader in name only). in a person’s name = in the name of. in the name of calling to witness; invoking (in the name of goodness). in one’s own name independently; without authority. make a name for oneself become famous. name after (US for) call (a person) by the name of (a specified person) (named him after his uncle Roger). name-calling abusive language. name-child (usu. foll. by of) one named after another person. name-day 1 the feast-day of a saint after whom a person is named. 2 Brit. = ticket-day. name the day arrange a date (esp. of a woman fixing the date for her wedding). name-drop (-dropped, -dropping) indulge in name-dropping. name-dropper a person who name-drops. name-dropping the familiar mention of famous people as a form of boasting. name names mention specific names,…

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  наименование; название; обозначение; вчт. тж. имя, идентификатор — aspect name — compound name — data name — data-definition name — data set name — device name — entry name — external name — file name — generic name — global name — group name — internal name — job name — local name — logical name — path name — procedure name — program name — proper name — qualified name — specific name — subscripted name — symbolic name — system name — tree name — unique name — variable name …

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  наименование; имя; идентификатор – account name – block name – circuit group name – device name – domain name – entry name – file name – host name – proper name …

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  1) имя присваивать имя, именовать 2) название, наименование называть arrange ion sequence by name — упорядочивать по имени having the same name — одноименный name of the addressee — наименование адресата of the same name — одноименный — name of the addressee — name of variable — node name — path name — qualify name — sender’s name — temporary name …

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  1. сущ. 1) название, наименование; обозначение 2) имя, фамилия • — assumed name — be made out in the name of — be registered in name of — by name — change of name — commercial name — company name — first name — in the name of — job name — name of maker Syn: denomination, item 2. гл. 1) называть, давать имя 2) назначать (например, цену) NAME 1) имя 2) фамилия 3) наименование, название; обозначение – actual name – business name – class name – collective name – commercial name – common name – company name – copyrighted name – corporate name – domain name – generic name – inventor’s name – no name – patent name – place name – product name – proper name – trade name – United States Adopted name …

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  имя; название; давать имя; называть – accepted name – common name – generic name – popular name – rejected name – specific name – trivial name – valid name – vernacular name …

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  1. имя; фамилия Christian (first, given) name —- имя middle name —- второе имя (напр., May в Louise May Smith); разг. характерная черта honesty is his middle name —- он воплощенная честность family (last) name —- фамилия full name —- полное имя; все имена и фамилия maiden name —- девичья фамилия married name —- фамилия по мужу what is your name? —- как вас зовут? Tom by name —- по имени Том a tenant, John Jones by name —- арендатор по имени Джон Джонс a person of (by) the name of Smith —- человек по фамилии Смит to know by name —- знать понаслышке; знать по именам (фамилиям), знать лично каждого to know all the pupils by name —- знать всех учеников поименно under the name of —- под именем; под псевдонимом to put one’s name to smth. —- подписаться под чем-л.; подписать что-л. (воззвание и т. п.) to put one’s name down for —- подписаться на (какую-л. сумму); записаться на (билет и т. п.); выставить свою кандидатуру на (какой-л. пост) of no name, without a name —- безымянный; не поддающийся описанию (о поступке) to send in one’s name —- записываться (на конкурс и т. п.); велеть доложить о себе what name shall I say? —- как о вас доложить? I sent up my name —- я приказал доложить о себе to change one’s name of Higgins to Jones —- сменить фамилию Хиггинс на Джоунз to use smb.’s name —- ссылаться на кого-л., использовать чье-л. имя как рекомендацию in the name of smb., smth. —- во имя…

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   1. noun  1) имя (тж. Christian name, amer. given name, first name); фамилия (тж. family name, surname); by/of/under the name of — под именем; to put ones name down for —  а) принять участие в (сборе денег и т.п.); подписаться под (воззванием и т.п.);  б) выставить свою кандидатуру на (какой-л. пост); — by name — know by name — in name only — in the name of — without a name  2) название, наименование, обозначение  3) gram. имя существительное; — common name  4) репутация; to make/win a good name for oneself — завоевать доброе имя; he has name for honesty — он известен своей честностью; people of name — известные люди — bad name — ill name  5) великий человек; the great names of history — исторические личности  6) фамилия, род; the last of his name — последний из рода  7) пустой звук; there is only the name of friendship between them — их дружба — одно название; — virtuous in name   usu. pl. брань; to call names — ругать(ся) to take smb. s name in vain — клясться, божиться; поминать имя всуе not to have a penny to ones name — не иметь ни гроша за душой give a dog a bad name and hang him — считать кого-л. плохим, потому что о нем идет дурная слава Syn: see pseudonym see title  2. v.  1) называть, давать имя; — name after — name for — name from  2) указывать, назначать; — name the day  3) назначать (на должность)  4) упоминать; приводить в качестве примера Syn: call, christen, designate, dub see appoint NAME after называть в честь (кого-л.) NAME for называть в честь…

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  See: CALL NAMES, HANDLE TO ONE’S NAME, IN NAME, TAKE ONE’S NAME IN VAIN, TO ONE’S NAME. …

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  — O.E. nama, from P.Gmc. *namon, from PIE *nomn-. As a modifier meaning «well-known,» first attested 1938. Namesake (1646) «person named for the sake of someone» is probably originally for the name’s sake. Name-calling is from 1853; name-dropper first recorded 1947. …