famed

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Before Artemis II, the United States hadn't sent astronauts around the Moon since 1972 for the Apollo 17 mission -- the last of that famed space program that saw humans walk on the lunar surface.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The famed wrestler, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died at the age of 71 at his sprawling Clearwater, Fla., property, months after he had undergone multiple surgeries and procedures on his neck.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Years later, when I was a beginning newspaperman in my 20s and Mauldin was a famed newspaperman in his 50s, I got to know him well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Munster mounted periods of concerted pressure in the second half and Jack Crowley's two tries briefly threatened a comeback, but Exeter's famed defence held firm.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Indeed, a famed Chinese scholar had once named twelve small wonders of the world; eleven of them were Chinese, and the twelfth was the color of Korean celadon pottery!

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park