How To Use Nepotism In A Sentence
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There is no room for nepotism or favouritism.
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Meanwhile, we've now got 160 examples of political nepotism in Australia which you can read in full here.
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Publication of WikiLeaks sourced private US comments on the corruption and nepotism of a hated "sclerotic" regime is said to have helped create Tunisia's protest, and generated talk by US commentators of a "Wikileaks revolution".
Tunisia: The WikiLeaks connection
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The mayor leaned over backward to avoid the appearance of nepotism.
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Numerous voters yesterday cited corruption, nepotism and growing lawlessness as factors influencing them to switch sides.
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Two generations after antinepotism laws began to open up civil service positions to excluded groups like Jews and blacks, "the pendulum seems to be swinging the other way," says Adam Bellow, author of a book called "In Praise of Nepotism.
Kennepotism
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The mayor leaned over backward to avoid the appearance of nepotism.
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Knowledge, rather than wealth or nepotism, needs to become the basis on which to build prestige.
A Rock and a Hard Place
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Unlike Mujib-ur Rahman who was dogged by allegations of nepotism and corruption, Zia-ur Rahman was known as Mr. Clean, even among his enemies.
Desicritics
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Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan over whether it violated the court's antinepotism rule.
Boston.com Top Stories
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Reality Check: Ethnic nepotism is literally another word for racism.
Matthew Yglesias » Bad Scene, Everyone’s Fault
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He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.
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Jobs in the state sector are allocated by examination, but in reality the system is riddled with nepotism and clientism.
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People do not get to the top through nepotism or because they have found a niche activity that few others know about.
Times, Sunday Times
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Not to have democratic rights is, almost inevitably, accompanied by the humiliations of nepotism and corruption.
Times, Sunday Times
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Such nepotism is common among post-Soviet central Asian leaders.
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The species has been shown to display nepotism as the worker ants favor the broods of the queen to whom they are most closely related.
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Unlike Mujib-ur Rahman who was dogged by allegations of nepotism and corruption, Zia-ur Rahman was known as Mr. Clean, even among his enemies.
Desicritics
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Still, Wiseman says even well-tempered nepotism is a wild card.
Is Nepotism So Bad?
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It is commonly agreed that corruption and nepotism is rife within the court system.
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There's not only nepotism but perhaps worst of all, political indecision.
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Some senior executives have been accused by minority shareholders of mismanagement, nepotism, and of presiding over asset-stripping.
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Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.
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Evolutionary theories of inclusive fitness and kin selection … explain the evolutionary origin and universality of nepotism. … (1) significant ethnic divisions tend to lead to ethnic interest conflicts in all societies and (2) the more a society is ethnically divided, the more political and other interest conflicts tend to become canalized along ethnic lines.
A Nice Day For A Forced Wedding. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
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Cage changed his name to deflect accusations of nepotism.
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All of the aid in the world cannot penetrate political systems which are rife with corruption and nepotism.
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Bureaucratic procedures should also be relaxed in order to minimize the cost of corruption, collusion and nepotism.
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Unlike other towns of the West, it was insanitary and uneducated; it was also given to nepotism and a primitive kind of jobbery; but, on the whole, it was honest.
The World for Sale, Complete
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†James Baker was initially prohibited from working at Baker Botts because of an antinepotism rule at the firm.
House of Bush, House of Saud
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The people have no power to force a referendum in the face of increasing royal nepotism and misuse of power.
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The mayor leaned over backward to avoid the appearance of nepotism.
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Who thought this sort of back-scratching nepotism would end when the comrades took over?
The Sun
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Although a potential friend to America in the region, the country is troubled by nepotism, corruption, and the 'sclerotic' regime of ageing president Ben Ali.
The Guardian World News
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There are now approximately 7,000 members of the royal family and among them, nepotism is rife.
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The audit found that official records were'lost in a swamp' and that nepotism was rife.
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However, clear evidence of nepotism in the rearing of queens in social insects is limited and controversial.
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He was guilty of nepotism and corruption.
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The young have become powerful leaders against the corruption, nepotism and cronyism in their countries.
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The young have become powerful leaders against the corruption, nepotism and cronyism in their countries.
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There is no room for nepotism or favouritism.
Times, Sunday Times
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Of course nepotism is a wonderful thing, and James is to be congratulated for making the most of this happy accident of birth.
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The idea to hide information breeds other vices such as corruption and nepotism.
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The account of a former Congress employee would suggest that management of the health care organisation is riddled with nepotism, corruption and incompetence.
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Hm. Depends on whether son/nephew/nepotism-benefactor is getting a paycheck or not.
The gatekeeper requires bribes.
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The modern definition of "nepotism" is simply favoritism based on kinship, but most people today use the term very narrowly, to mean hiring not just a relative but one who is grossly incompetent.
In Praise of Nepotism
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Other than promoting scripted violence as a spectator sport, fielding accusations of steroid, drug, and sexual abuse among past "Super Stars", McMahon's credentials include wife of WWE's Chairman Vince McMahon, mother of two darling children, Shane and Stephanie, company nepotism at it's very best, all are executive officers and have extensive experience both inside and out of the ring promoting their brand of bawdry entertainment.
Mary Ann West: Smack Down on Education: CT's Gov. Nominates WWE CEO
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Opponents accuse him of corruption and nepotism.
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The young have become powerful leaders against the corruption, nepotism and cronyism in their countries.
Times, Sunday Times
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An example of nepotism that is poisoning us by Bucky the Commoner on Monday, Jul 14, 2008 at 10: 04: 25 AM from meritocracy to kakistocracy by Levon on Monday, Jul 14, 2008 at 10: 14: 26 AM
The Decline of Empires in the Past, the Future of the United States and the Contribution of President Bush
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“They believe on the whole in individualism rather than tribalism, national patriotism rather than ethnic loyalty, meritocracy rather than nepotism, nuclear families rather than extended clans, law and fair play rather than privilege, corporations of strangers rather than mafias of relatives, and true love rather than the arranged marriages necessary to keep ethnic categories clear-cut.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar
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the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously
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In some instances, corruption and nepotism have been decentralised to the level of the local and the regional State.
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We can have a slight bit of nepotism.
Times, Sunday Times
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Today volunteerism had been diluted by caste, religion and nepotism.
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And in the same vein there is a need to do away with corruption, a public disease, nepotism, favouritism, racism and other administrative deterring activities.
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It would also widen the practice of corruption, collusion and nepotism, he said.
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Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.
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But the more votes it receives, the more the possibility of the emergence of an alternative government that will clamp down on corruption and nepotism.
Times, Sunday Times
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The Tongan king on the other hand is happy to have dispensed with Nepotism after sacking his own bother from the job as PM prior, and has used Sevele for bleeding the country dry of its hard earned dollars and aid by handing over millions of dollars in exchange for public owned assets that the king claimed belonged to himself.
Global Voices in English » Fiji faces suspension from Pacific Islands Forum
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For those of you staring at the byline about to reach for your pens and write scathing letters crying out nepotism and other indecent dishonesties, sit down.
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Corruption and nepotism remain rampant, regardless of party in power.
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The New Nobility" is unbeatable for its depiction of today's FSB, but the book might have paid more attention to the long-term debilitating effects of the agency's corruption and nepotism: Those may contain the seeds of the FSB's ultimate destruction.
State Security, Post-Soviet Style
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Reregistration is necessary to avoid corruption, collusion or nepotism among civil servants.
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Many people think this is negative because they confuse nepotism with corruption.
Times, Sunday Times
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Some senior executives have been accused by minority shareholders of mismanagement, nepotism, and of presiding over asset-stripping.
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The term "nepotism" comes from the Italian nepote -- 'nephew.'
Chalabi Becomes Interim Oil Minister of Iraq:
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The obvious solution for bias in hiring is not affirmative action but the solution arrived at way back during the Chester Arthur administration to combat nepotism and partisan bias in civil service hiring: objective measures of competence.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Affirmative Action and Racial Profiling Revisited
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Not to have democratic rights is, almost inevitably, accompanied by the humiliations of nepotism and corruption.
Times, Sunday Times
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His father was able to control the various cliques and factions through nepotism and bribes.
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I want to make it quite clear that I shall never tolerate any kind of jobbery, nepotism or any influence directly or indirectly brought to bear upon me.
Bloggers.Pakistan
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The Democratic Party, which had planned to hold a march to condemn nepotism between the government and business tycoons, postponed its event to Jan.16.
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Like other married women academics of her day, she experienced discrimination due to antinepotism rules and, like many intellectual emigrés, did not receive the appreciation she deserved during her lifetime.
Else Frenkel-Brunswik.
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Opponents accuse him of corruption and nepotism.
Times, Sunday Times
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And in the same vein there is a need to do away with corruption, a public disease, nepotism, favouritism, racism and other administrative deterring activities.
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The empire eventually weakened due to large-scale corruption and nepotism, overtaxation, and misrule.
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The Kenny Anthony I know is someone who would see his family deprived of their just due so the incorrigible among us would have nothing to whet their appetites with suggestions of nepotism.
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The audit found that official records were'lost in a swamp' and that nepotism was rife.
Times, Sunday Times
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We can have a slight bit of nepotism.
Times, Sunday Times
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They believe on the whole in individualism rather than tribalism, national patriotism rather than ethnic loyalty, meritocracy rather than nepotism, nuclear families rather than extended clans, law and fair play rather than privilege, corporations of strangers rather than mafias of relatives, and true love rather than the arranged marriages necessary to keep ethnic categories clear-cut.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar
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All of the aid in the world cannot penetrate political systems which are rife with corruption and nepotism.
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The public has a compelling right to know about egregious examples of nepotism and favoritism like this by public officials.
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But the more votes it receives, the more the possibility of the emergence of an alternative government that will clamp down on corruption and nepotism.
Times, Sunday Times
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Sullivan produced a long list of people who had gotten jobs in Washington through such connections, and concluded, "All this nepotism is a worrisome sign that America's political class is becoming increasingly insular.
In Praise of Nepotism
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Society itself has made them a prey to illegal gratification, favouritism, nepotism etc.
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Two general explanations may account for the lack of nepotism within insect societies.
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The committee succeeded in halting the elections to replace Karam following lawsuits by journalists who were booted out of the union and had charged the LJU council with nepotism, cronyism and illegalities.
Magda Abu-Fadil: Tug of War Over Lebanese Journalists Union Leadership
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Numerous voters yesterday cited corruption, nepotism and growing lawlessness as factors influencing them to switch sides.
Times, Sunday Times
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They should be committed to fighting corruption and nepotism and guard against ostentatious displays of power.
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When will the media act against nepotism within the industry?
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Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.
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Thus, the cronyism, nepotism, inefficiency and fraud inherent in democracy is largely meliorated by law and political mechanisms in America and Europe, but in Asia those remedies are still developing.
Asia's 'Democratic Crisis'
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What has been depicted is an administration effort to refute the allegations of a critic (some of which did in fact prove to be untrue) and to undermine his credibility, including by suggesting that nepotism rather than qualifications led to his selection.
Think Progress » Fox News Pushing “Criminalization of Politics” Talking Point
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A number of officials succumbed to nepotism and corruption.
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But in fact, the word "nepotism" comes from the Italian of the 16th or 15th century, "nepotismo (ph)," or "nipotismo (ph).
In Praise of Nepotism: A Natural History
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Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.
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Kalla was reportedly fired for alleged corruption and nepotism related in part to the power project.
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No one pays much attention to the nepotism in politics, until someone's sibling makes a boo-boo.
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But can nepotism breed corruption?
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There have been accusations of nepotism and favouritism, philistinism and indolence, each clandestinely leaked to the papers.
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Entry to journalism was heavily influenced by nepotism.
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It is only natural for such a people to backslide back to nepotism and dictatorship when the reigns are handed over.
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But can nepotism breed corruption?
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The term nepotism, although first showing up in the English language around 1669, took its meaning from the term cardinal-nephews which was the Popes practice of creating Cardinals from their family, usually nephews, as they were not supposed to have children of their own.
BellaOnline - The Voice of Women
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There is no room for nepotism or favouritism.
Times, Sunday Times
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In a clean society, a society free of nepotism and corruption, such people would be thrown out.
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Those at the top indulged in nepotism, power politics and failed to give the Church a lead.
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First, he relies heavily upon nepotism.
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Corruption, collusion and nepotism are currently worse than ever.
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In doing this, he exploited widespread public resentment of corruption and nepotism.
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Lying to Brussels about the real facts of their economic viability so that the country could enter the EU; successive prime ministers and their hundreds of ministers selfishly tampering with EU funds, a virulent system of nepotism; a word-indulgent politics that camouflages truths... suddenly I felt Athena's fuming breath on my face and her stern gaze froze me.
Anthony Strano: Reflections in Athens
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A number of officials succumbed to nepotism and corruption.
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The word nepotism is from the Latin word 'nepos', meaning "nephew" or "grandchild". shows up again. while: Biotrophic parasitism is an extremely common mode of life that has arisen independently many times in the course of evolution.
ESMD Lunar Surface Systems Workshop - NASA Watch
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People do not get to the top through nepotism or because they have found a niche activity that few others know about.
Times, Sunday Times
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Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.
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To promote and protect their interest, they used coercion, bribery and nepotism as state policy and created a culture of opportunism, deceit, duplicity, loot and plunder.
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Many people think this is negative because they confuse nepotism with corruption.
Times, Sunday Times
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Cage changed his name to deflect accusations of nepotism.
