in name
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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
It points to histories of performance where gender was fluid in practice, if not always in name.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Banks are lending vast sums to companies that also provide financial services—but aren’t banks in name or in how they are regulated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
The country was our own, in name and right.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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