Which retail giant successfully fought against its brand name becoming a generic verb, even sending cease-and-desist letters to dictionary publishers?

In the competitive retail landscape, distinctive linguistic branding can make or break a company's identity. Some brands have created such powerful linguistic associations that they've permanently altered our vocabulary or required significant legal defense. This poll explores a fascinating case where a company fought to protect its linguistic brand identity against becoming a generic term - a phenomenon linguists call 'genericide.' Test your knowledge about this intersection of trademark law and linguistics!

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Google (for "googling")
Xerox (for "xeroxing")
Kleenex (for "kleenexing")
FedEx (for "fedexing")