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there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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But whether any other of the other justices, namely the members of its conservative wing, come out in agreement with Thomas in this case remains an open question.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
This latest attack on free speech by the Trump administration violates a bedrock principle of this republic, namely that the government cannot display favoritism in regulating expression.
—Bastiaan Vanacker, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The window has developed certain regulars, namely a sweet pit bull mix named Juice and Cali, who regularly comes dressed in her best pearls.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
While plenty of golf apps offer overlapping functionality, those solutions also come with loads of trade-offs—namely having to stare at small screens along with draining phone batteries and inviting constant distractions from incoming notifications.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
This latest attack on free speech by the Trump administration violates a bedrock principle of this republic, namely that the government cannot display favoritism in regulating expression.
—Bastiaan Vanacker, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The window has developed certain regulars, namely a sweet pit bull mix named Juice and Cali, who regularly comes dressed in her best pearls.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
While plenty of golf apps offer overlapping functionality, those solutions also come with loads of trade-offs—namely having to stare at small screens along with draining phone batteries and inviting constant distractions from incoming notifications.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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namely
adverb
name·ly
ˈnām-lē 
: that is to say
the cat family, namely, lions, tigers, and related animals
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