cemented
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He cemented a reputation among friends and fellow investors as someone who would voice his concerns often and openly, including with those who didn’t share them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Appreciate a music legend’s legacy: Dolly Parton got her start in Nashville as a country star, but she cemented her status as a global icon by courting pop fans.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
First they traded for defensive stars Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie, which cemented them as championship favourites.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The speech would later become Berry’s 1977 manifesto “The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture,” which launched a sustainable-farming movement and cemented Berry’s authority on agrarian issues on the national stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Sometime tomorrow Kara’s and Locke’s futures will be cemented, and I will become something less than genuine, like the first in a numbered series of art prints.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
