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in the name of

Under the designation of, as in They burned witches at the stake in the name of piety . [Late 1300s]
in one's own name . On one's own behalf, as in Mary signed the check for John in her own name . [Late 1800s]
Under the possession or ownership of, as in The certificate of ownership was rightfully in my name . [Mid-1900s]
By the authority of, as in Open up, in the name of the law! [Late 1300s]
in God's or heaven's name ; in the name of God or heaven . With appeal to, as in In the name of God, stop that noise! or �� in heaven's name are you doing? [c. a.d. 900]
On behalf of, as in She made a donation in her daughter's name . [Late 1300s]

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No. From the moment we met him, Joe Goldberg was a killer, capriciously murdering his way through Guinevere Beck’s entire support system in the name of “love.”

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All of that in the name of saving money which doesn't appear to be materializing.

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Yet Gomez has largely urged his flock to lead contemplative lives in the name of Jesus, Mary and the Saints, which pales to the witness practiced not just by Francis but by many in the L.A.

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My unfortunate niche is innocent Americans who were mistreated, maimed, or killed in the name of elastic, expansive, nebulous, and incendiary words like “terrorists,” “insider threats,” “enemies within,” “illegals,” and “traitors.”

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The film-maker grew up in a community often affected by stories of bloodshed, where people are killed in the name of seeking justice.

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in the mouth in the near future

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