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Recent Examples of christen
Screentime christened the Studios by shooting drama series A Remarkable Place to Die there.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Listen to this article The Utah Hockey Club officially started its own NHL history to great fanfare Tuesday, christening the Delta Center and their franchise’s birth with a 5-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2024
In recent years, there have been a few attempts at christening this cohort with a name.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
Thus, the former Google engineer and CEO of Yahoo, who has worked on artificial intelligence for 25 years, christened her startup Sunshine.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Listen to this article The Utah Hockey Club officially started its own NHL history to great fanfare Tuesday, christening the Delta Center and their franchise’s birth with a 5-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2024
In recent years, there have been a few attempts at christening this cohort with a name.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
Thus, the former Google engineer and CEO of Yahoo, who has worked on artificial intelligence for 25 years, christened her startup Sunshine.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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In March 2023, Enrico Lopez-Yañez was named principal pops conductor for the Pacific Symphony, and in October of this year Limor Tomer was tapped to be the new vice president to head performing arts programs at Segerstrom Center.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Norton was also named in a lawsuit that accused him of injuring a 15-year-old Broomfield girl with disabilities during an arrest.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
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All the money has been reserved for a program called the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project, dubbed HVIP.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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During the Voyager 2 flyby, the spacecraft observed a vortex amid Neptune’s clouds that scientists later dubbed as the Great Dark Spot.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both films were nominated for best European film, director and screenplay as well as actress, for Karla Sofia Gascón in Emilia Pérez and Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Co-leads Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian are nominated for Best Joint Lead Performance, and the film has also been recognized in the Best British Independent Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay categories.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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In schoolwide emergencies, for example, district policy says students will be able to access their devices from the place that their teacher has designated.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The Department of Homeland Security has designated that session a National Special Security Event (NSSE), the first for an Electoral College certification.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Incorrectly labeled fish can undermine conscious consumers’ efforts to purchase responsibly.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Outside of Indiana’s 1st Congressional District, none of the general elections for U.S. Senate or the other eight seats in the House of Representatives have been labeled competitive races by national election analysts.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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The adventure is the focal point of National Geographic’s latest feature-length documentary, titled The Devil’s Climb, which debuted in October.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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Lisson Gallery in Los Angeles had recently hosted a solo show of the artist’s paintings, titled Flight Paths.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Join 19 others in the comments View Comments A week after that deal was rejected, Boeing improved its offer to 30% in wage increases over the four-year deal, terming that its best and final offer.Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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In March, what is now termed Natural Selection Snow will return to Revelstoke, British Columbia, for two days of live competition among 24 athletes.Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Christen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/christen. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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