1.   Although the article was meant as a slur, Cowtown residents instead embraced the jest and adopted the nickname Panther City.

2.   As a teen-ager he became a gang member, joining a group called La Loma here in Carson and adopting the nickname Horse.

3.   Jones was replaced by Rozonda Thomas, who adopted the nickname Chilli, keeping the TLC initials.

4.   LaRue, who adopted the nickname Lash after he picked up his whip, was originally named Albert.

5.   Last March, in hiring Asser, Rea asked him to adopt the nickname of a former trader, Skibum.

6.   The only redhead in the family, he eventually adopted his nickname as his first name.

7.   Wright came to adopt the nickname only after he realized it contributed to his notorious reputation.

8.   The nickname was adopted by police officers and it became the title of his biography.

9.   The rest of the media eventually adopted the nickname.

10.   It is very rare for a Japanese political party to adopt a nickname.