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In January 1945, the first of what was expected to be 1,000 to 1,500 German POWs were brought to what was renamed Camp Billy Mitchell.
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Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
The pair launched a new company called Sharbat, renaming the shops, the source said.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
Shortly afterward, the band renamed itself the Grateful Dead, with Lesh on bass and Garcia on guitar.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
Since then Ernie has amassed more than 300 million users, and was recently renamed to the more China-centric name of Wenxiaoyan.
—Andrew Williams, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024
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Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
The pair launched a new company called Sharbat, renaming the shops, the source said.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
Shortly afterward, the band renamed itself the Grateful Dead, with Lesh on bass and Garcia on guitar.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
Since then Ernie has amassed more than 300 million users, and was recently renamed to the more China-centric name of Wenxiaoyan.
—Andrew Williams, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024
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To better align with production schedules, Outdoor Retailer will move its traditional winter show to November starting in 2023 and relabel it the Winter Market.Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
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However, the company notes that individual retailers often relabel individual consumer packages.Chris Smith, BGR, 2 June 2022
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After the war, Thomas, who was nicknamed the Commander for his time at the Admiralty, became Risdon Beazley’s shipwreck researcher.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, nicknamed Mr. Wonderful, has openly criticized lawfare against Trump and defended some of the former president’s proposals.Sarah Bedford, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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Team Tennis would later adopt the name of its predecessor and rechristen itself World Team Tennis.Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021
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While the president this week decried efforts to rechristen U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals, the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday decided to add a bipartisan provision to the Pentagon's annual spending bill that would begin the process of renaming those installations.Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rename. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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