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

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Names of companies he used to advertise the lending included Bentley Rothschild, Cornelius Vanderbilt Capital Management and Shearson Lehman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Names of contributors have been changed for safety reasons.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Names like Taiwan Semi and SK Hynix exemplify how Capital Group broadened its holdings beyond U.S. megacap technology names and still found strong returns, Romo says.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

I am standing with two Minneapolis residents who go by Tim and Star, looking out at the Say Their Names memorial.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Names and numbers sizzled in the air and Jerry began to notice something curious about it.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier