fame
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Hammond initially rose to fame as contestant on Channel 4 reality show Big Brother before appearing on I'm A Celebrity and Strictly Come Dancing.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Almost performatively indifferent to fame, McCarthy instead tended to the myth, nurtured all his life, that he was a loner and outsider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mo’ne Davis rocketed to fame after a historic run in the Little League World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"It's not like it's for the fame or nothing like that."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Sookie’s fifteen minutes of fame had been extended by two seconds.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Varga was a member in the earliest incarnations of Gwar — famed for its outrageous costumes and blood-soaked sets — as Sexicutioner from 1985 to 1997.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Fans scrutinized the British soul singer Lola Young when they discovered that her relative is the famed children’s book author Julia Donaldson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Hidden behind towering privacy hedges in Encino’s famed “Rancho Estates,” this multi-structure tennis court compound delivers the ultimate sanctuary where high-end luxury seamlessly meets practical family livability,” the listing describes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
She is a staunch defender of the Scandinavian country's famed welfare state, with an attitude that resonates with many Swedes, regularly topping opinion polls on the country's most trusted politicians.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I only know what she told me and what I saw after famed toymaker T. Deonn brought me alive to serve and protect a little girl.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
In the 1930s, drought and bad faming methods destroyed 100 million acres of farmland around Oklahoma and forced families to leave, many for California.
From Time ● Apr. 10, 2015
In Strype's edition, 1720, he says, concerning this gate, "Leaving out the fable thereof faming it to be builded by King Belin, a Briton, long before the incarnation of Christ."
From Notes and Queries, Number 11, January 12, 1850 by Various
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Academy Awards, List 5
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