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Noun
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The actress rose to fame in the '70s portraying Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025 -
The Grammy-winning county singer, who first rose to fame as the winner of American Idol in 2005, will take over Perry’s seat when the new season premieres on Sunday, March 9.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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When the strikes made everything pretty quiet, Tango had built a reputation for having good taste, for being a good partner, and for liking risk.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ankalaev has lost just once – a last-second submission to Scotland's Paul Craig on his UFC debut – and has built a reputation as a tough, tricky, dangerous contender with knockout power on his feet, and a strong top game on the mat.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Winfrey and Goldberg, ages 71 and 69, were presenting themselves as political avatars rather than the companionable media figures of their first renown.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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Tyson last fought a sanctioned fight in 2005 , losing a sixth-round TKO to gigantic Irishman Kevin McBride, a fighter of little renown beyond that win.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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In recent months celebrities have been wearing archival Cavalli for events.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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Wide-leg pants were the it style last season, according to celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Brooke Shields.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Her voice, her public repute, and her dignity — the vanishings of which are all mostly self-steered.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2024
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The long-term leasing of NNN and the fact that they are commonly leased to reliable tenants of repute minimizes the risk of default and promotes a dependable revenue stream.—
Sudhir Pai,
Forbes,
22 Oct. 2024
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While the bikes look exotic (kudos to the styling team), they are priced and designed for India - so far.—
Bill Roberson,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
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For those going the vintage route, kudos to any guest who turns up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in an archival Balmain frock dating between 1955 and 1958—the period when Lagerfeld served as Pierre Balmain’s assistant.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2023
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Still, Valéry’s eminence as a modernist is indisputable.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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But Mufasa doesn’t offer the iconic character a story worthy of his eminence.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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There’s good news and bad news about the S & P 500 ‘s recent fall from glory, which at one point on Tuesday pulled the index 10% below its all-time high.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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His legacy is alive and well, though, because people still wax lyrical about his glory days, correlating their youth to his hedonistic ways.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Famousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famousness. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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