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celebrity

[suh-leb-ri-tee] / səˈlɛb rɪ ti /




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These were the days before Instagram and X – celebrity magazines and newspapers ruled and getting your face in there was one way of building your brand.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The five-minute ad drops celebrity athletes and entertainers into a neighborhood soccer match being played on a basketball court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Despite his fame, the broadcaster -- whose brother was the late actor and film director Richard Attenborough -- has always refused to be seen as a celebrity.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

There also will be a celebrity basketball game at 6 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

As she answered his questions, the “small, magnetic … negligently dressed” former celebrity paced the room, buried her face in her hands, and played “fitful floods of wild and incoherent melody” on a piano.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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