acclaim

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In Mark Rosenblatt’s “Giant,” now on Broadway after first being produced in London to widespread acclaim, he reminds us that he is also among the most fearless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Although she had already received a good deal of acclaim, O’Keeffe had begun to feel oppressed by her life in New York with her husband, the pioneering photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity, with some influencers detailing their own slimming journeys to both acclaim and criticism.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Before the scandal came to light, Latchford earned acclaim for books detailing the art of the ancient Khmer Empire, which spanned modern-day Cambodia and much else of Southeast Asia.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The instant and worldwide acclaim that greeted the birth of Der Rosenkavalier in 1911 seemed to underline the two-hundred-year Austro-German dominance of classical music that had begun with J. S. Bach.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall