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there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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This makes several ideal pairings stand out, namely Notre Dame’s Sonia Citron and Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
There’s risk in the Miller addition, too, namely in his contract.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
Iran has invested in its diplomatic presence in Latin America, as well as supporting culture centers in the region, namely in Bolivia, said Marcelo Masalleras, a senior researcher at Chilean organization AthenaLab and former Chilean military officer.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
France’s beleaguered economy was given a boost by the Olympic Games in Paris last summer, but political upheaval has ensued since then, leaving fiscal challenges — namely, France’s big budget deficit and growing debt pile — unresolved.
—Ryan Browne,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
There’s risk in the Miller addition, too, namely in his contract.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
Iran has invested in its diplomatic presence in Latin America, as well as supporting culture centers in the region, namely in Bolivia, said Marcelo Masalleras, a senior researcher at Chilean organization AthenaLab and former Chilean military officer.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
France’s beleaguered economy was given a boost by the Olympic Games in Paris last summer, but political upheaval has ensued since then, leaving fiscal challenges — namely, France’s big budget deficit and growing debt pile — unresolved.
—Ryan Browne,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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