crowned
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By the time Coppola readied her pivotal first film, “The Virgin Suicides,” Jacobs was crowned the powerhouse creative director of Louis Vuitton, tasked with infusing a stale heritage luxury brand with youthful energy.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
At this year's awards, held on March 15, Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" -- a wild tale of leftist revolutionaries, white supremacists and immigrant detention centers -- was crowned as best picture.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, as Season 50 continues to unfold, no one knows who will be crowned “Sole Survivor” on May 20 in Los Angeles, the show’s first live finale since 2019.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Claude took 12 minutes to think about its bracket, which is more time than most humans devoted to this exercise, and crowned Illinois as its contrarian national champion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Finnick, the handsome bronze-haired guy from District 4 who was crowned ten years ago at the age of fourteen.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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