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there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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This move allowed Ganassi to focus resources on other series, namely IndyCar and IMSA, with Trackhouse Racing acquiring their NASCAR assets.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This mapping helps to understand why the traditional approach is not very compelling to the target customers, namely, corporate leaders.
—Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
His big-screen endeavors include major roles in sports movies — Blue Chips (1994), Little Giants (1994), and Prefontaine (1997) — and a recurring spot in David Mamet’s acting troupe, namely The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Spartan (2004), and Redbelt (2008).
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
The trouble for Johnson began when Trump and his top advisors, namely Tesla founder Elon Musk, trashed a bipartisan deal that died soon thereafter.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This mapping helps to understand why the traditional approach is not very compelling to the target customers, namely, corporate leaders.
—Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
His big-screen endeavors include major roles in sports movies — Blue Chips (1994), Little Giants (1994), and Prefontaine (1997) — and a recurring spot in David Mamet’s acting troupe, namely The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Spartan (2004), and Redbelt (2008).
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
The trouble for Johnson began when Trump and his top advisors, namely Tesla founder Elon Musk, trashed a bipartisan deal that died soon thereafter.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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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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