as in especially
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there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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Boeing has come under fire for quality issues with its planes for some time, namely a January incident where a door plug blew out during a commercial flight on a 737 Max 9 because key bolts hadn’t been installed correctly.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Other priorities for the lame duck and beyond — namely the NDAA, tax policy, WRDA and a potential pipeline safety reauthorization — also showed up frequently.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Beyond seemingly giving your fur baby the power of speech, Shazam for pets has other, more practical uses, namely an array of safety features any pet owner would likely be grateful to have.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
The historical epic, having depicted the 7.9-magnitude Great Kantō earthquake in season 1, continues with big moments in history this season — namely, the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Other priorities for the lame duck and beyond — namely the NDAA, tax policy, WRDA and a potential pipeline safety reauthorization — also showed up frequently.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Beyond seemingly giving your fur baby the power of speech, Shazam for pets has other, more practical uses, namely an array of safety features any pet owner would likely be grateful to have.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
The historical epic, having depicted the 7.9-magnitude Great Kantō earthquake in season 1, continues with big moments in history this season — namely, the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Demographics Population matters, especially regarding long-term economic growth.Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The newspaper reported that tourists from as far away as France and South Africa have been stopping by the home to take pictures — especially of the famous street address.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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Most specifically those interviewed mentioned eating a Quarter Pounder hamburger.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris has vowed to raise taxes on high net wealth individuals but hasn’t specifically discussed estate taxes.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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In the campaign imagery, Rihanna and her sons are seen wearing coordinated versions of the Forever Savage Hooded Onesie in the Navy Blue and Sage Day Green Holly Daze print, a colorway specially designed for the holiday season.Ty Gaskins, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
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It was specially recorded within an ancestral forest in the UK, and the sound of birds twittering is known to offer relief from burnout, mental fatigue and stress.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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However, three election cycles is just a blink of an eye in the grand scheme of American history, so this could just be a blip borne of this specific political moment (to wit: three of the five uber-unpopular nominees were/are Trump).Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
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None of that should be surprising, even with Coachella’s increasing emphasis on pop, hip-hop, dance, and various flavors of world music (to wit: 2023 headliners Blackpink, Bad Bunny, and Frank Ocean).Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2023
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/namely. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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