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there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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The New York Mets made headlines with a couple of marquee offseason signings, namely Juan Soto and Pete Alonso.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This rotation was mainly driven by a breakdown in two of the leading weights in the XLY, namely Amazon.com and Tesla , while many stocks in the consumer staples sector experienced a strong upside reversal.
—David Keller, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
LeCroy's particulary excited to see how her male co-stars (namely Shep Rose and Austen Kroll) react.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Carr has also ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS over possible violations of government rules, namely by highlighting their acknowledgement of financial sponsors on the air.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This rotation was mainly driven by a breakdown in two of the leading weights in the XLY, namely Amazon.com and Tesla , while many stocks in the consumer staples sector experienced a strong upside reversal.
—David Keller, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
LeCroy's particulary excited to see how her male co-stars (namely Shep Rose and Austen Kroll) react.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Carr has also ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS over possible violations of government rules, namely by highlighting their acknowledgement of financial sponsors on the air.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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namely
adverb
name·ly
ˈnām-lē 
: that is to say
the cat family, namely, lions, tigers, and related animals
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