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names

  • plural of name.
  • present tense form of name (3rd person singular).

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More than 70 Silicon Valley firms have now added their names.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

And you’re used to the Lakers collecting the biggest names — not guys whose games are unfamiliar.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

“We believe much of the recent decline in defense-tech names reflects this debate.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The federal complaint introduces new civil-rights charges, reiterates Rana’s accusations and names three additional former bank colleagues as defendants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

When people arrived at Carville, they had to assume new names to spare their relatives the shame of having a leper in the family.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly