Example Sentences
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Surnames were not, in line with Mexican court reporting rules.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
Surnames from A to H should bring salads and veggies, I to M desserts and N to Z a main dish.
From Washington Post • May 1, 2015
Surnames from A to H should bring salads and veggies; I to M, desserts; N to Z, main dishes.
From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2015
A similar conclusion is reached by Gregory Clark, the economist behind the book The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2014
Surnames are just an additional means of identification, useful only to prevent confusion in official records.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
