fame
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In death, the beloved bald eagle’s final resting place has ignited a bitter clash where internet fame and tribal rights collide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But fame as a general concept also seems much more attainable than it did 21 years ago.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
He even pointed to Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame, who has been warning about another crash.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
She later rose to fame playing Claire Bennet in the popular sci-fi series Heroes, which ran from 2006 to 2010.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
While Paul Jennings escaped notice in this controversy, he achieved real fame for another reason.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
In 2023, human remains found on a glacier close to Switzerland's famed Matterhorn were confirmed to be those of a German climber who had been missing since 1986.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Police recovered artworks from the artist’s famed 1947 “Jazz” series, which were taken from a Brazilian library last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
A few blocks away, Sloppy Joe's is closed too, despite being extensively restored by the team of Havana's famed historian, Eusebio Leal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
KD1’s appearance has sparked varied reactions from fans of Big Bear’s famed eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He said, “That will be the last time in your life when you’re free.” ... of Tremont Street announces that he will keep the famed Richelieu at stud this season.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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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