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there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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After that, labor leaders were unwilling to accept new terms Polis sought to introduce — namely, that organized labor and Democratic lawmakers consider cutting restaurant workers’ tipped minimum wages in some places or discuss expanding charter schools.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
He will also be joined by the four other top finishers, namely Matthew Marigliano (-5), Tyler Stachkunas (-4), Carson Kiawonn (-4), and Michael Gligic of Canada.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Mortgage rates may be having less of an effect on the housing market than other dynamics – namely the White House’s chaotic trade policy roll-out – right now.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 May 2025
The thrust of the case is an assertion the defendants have operated as a cartel and have conspired to unlawfully price fix, namely with respect to earning opportunities for players and in locking them into obligations to compete exclusively for approved tournaments.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
He will also be joined by the four other top finishers, namely Matthew Marigliano (-5), Tyler Stachkunas (-4), Carson Kiawonn (-4), and Michael Gligic of Canada.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Mortgage rates may be having less of an effect on the housing market than other dynamics – namely the White House’s chaotic trade policy roll-out – right now.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 May 2025
The thrust of the case is an assertion the defendants have operated as a cartel and have conspired to unlawfully price fix, namely with respect to earning opportunities for players and in locking them into obligations to compete exclusively for approved tournaments.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 19 May. 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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