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Example Sentences
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"John Edwards' departure is a chance for the Government to appoint a regulator with teeth, and reset the regulators' approach of providing data protection in name only," ORG executive director Jim Killock said on Friday.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Months earlier it had appeared to be an election in name only.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Increasingly, companies are using loyalty programs to offer discounts in name only by building hyperspecific profiles on members that determine what deals customers receive and the maximum they’re willing to pay.
From Salon ● May 18, 2026
At the Citrosuco plant in Polk County—which flew the Brazilian flag alongside the red, white, and blue—and at the Cutrale sites and even at Florida-based Peace River, it was basically Florida in name only.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
But bein’ a wife in name only, and not even usin’ the name....Well, you really still just a old maid, ain’t you?”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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