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names

  • plural
    of name.
    name
    noun
    a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
  • present tense form
    of name (3rd person singular).
    name
    noun
    a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.

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Listings momentum in India has remained relatively strong this year, but the post-IPO performances of several blockbuster names have been lackluster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Contact your mother-in-law, if she is well enough, and put the money in a bank account in your children’s names, or leave them the college money in her will.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Triumphs to be treasured, names never to be forgotten.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

This was surprising because, when the girls were born, she had asked for their full names so she could include them in her will specifically to ensure they received nothing from her estate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

I was always afraid to say her tribe’s name out loud, because it seemed like they went by two or three different names simultaneously, depending on who you were talking to.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith