as in tag
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
on its frame the painting had a label with its title and the name of the artist
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to give a name to
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Recent Examples of label
Charles Moss, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
This means some supplement products may not contain what the label says.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
Burgess said testing of the new system revealed errors affecting tens of thousands of voters in Washoe County, including voters assigned to the wrong precincts and active voters labeled as inactive or vice versa.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
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As Lee tells it, the Daredevils were being shopped around to major labels.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
This means some supplement products may not contain what the label says.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Turner unveiled the four options labeled A, B, C and D to the Board of Education and to the public on Monday.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
Burgess said testing of the new system revealed errors affecting tens of thousands of voters in Washoe County, including voters assigned to the wrong precincts and active voters labeled as inactive or vice versa.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
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In addition to the seals, the accounting systems, which developed during the fourth millennium BC, also physically documented the trade of goods using tags, numerical tablets, tokens and clay balls called bullae.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rappaport alleges that those tags and price slashing depictions influence consumers’ perception of what the goods are worth because they are affected by fake price comparison.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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An expanding black circle marks the spread of polar night in the Arctic in this animation of images acquired by the NOAA-20 satellite between Sept. 4 and Nov. 7.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Americans are voting in record-setting numbers across the country this Election Day, marking the end of a history-making presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Rebecca Picciotto,Ece Yildirim,Annie Nova, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In March 2023, Enrico Lopez-Yañez was named principal pops conductor for the Pacific Symphony, and in October of this year Limor Tomer was tapped to be the new vice president to head performing arts programs at Segerstrom Center.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Norton was also named in a lawsuit that accused him of injuring a 15-year-old Broomfield girl with disabilities during an arrest.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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But Latino voter dissatisfaction persisted despite better economic markers as the election progressed.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In the second quarter of the game at Lincoln Financial Field, the 27-year-old received a pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts on a key third down, still needing to evade two defenders to reach the first down marker.Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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That photo was stamped March 29, 2024, at 11:18 p.m. Another photo showed someone else who wore a black jacket, with the hood up and white lettering inside the hood like a fashion logo.Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Once the payment is made, migrants’ photos are taken and their skin stamped.Maria Verza, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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At the same time, voters across the United States chose to send Donald Trump back to the White House, NBC News projected, electing a presidential ticket that many advocates warned would be the worst in American history for trans people.Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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To register as well as secure a ticket to the Industry Insight Series and take advantage of pre-event pricing, click here.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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All the money has been reserved for a program called the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project, dubbed HVIP.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Millennials, sometimes dubbed the Peter Pan generation, are in no rush to grow up and love self-expression.Boris Abaev, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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