famous
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A judge in Brazil has blocked a project to build a zipline connecting the famous Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro to a nearby hill, Morro da Urca.
From BBC
Octopuses and cuttlefish are famous for their ability to blend seamlessly into their surroundings.
From Science Daily
This was meant to be another of those famous nights under the Cardiff City Stadium lights, with a place at the World Cup on the line.
From BBC
But Rome owes to him the most famous foundation myth of antiquity.
Putting the experience of making “Faces of Death” in perspective, Goldhaber references Jean-Luc Godard’s famous dictum that every film is a documentary of its own making.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
