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famous

[fey-muhs] / ˈfeɪ məs /


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Earlier this year, he called “all men are created equal,” that famous coinage of the Declaration, the words that “came to define America’s culture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Katie Stith, the softball coach at JSerra High, can finally take a bow and become the most famous Stith in the family — at least for a couple weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

From the rooftop terrace of a hotel, Fede Fuster looks out across Benidorm, at the nearby high-rise buildings and the town's famous, sweeping beach.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But so much of American public discourse, over the last decade or so, has involved refusing to “observe the observable,” in Joan Didion’s famous phrase.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

“Yes, it’s Commander Calvados,” Maya-Jade said as if he were making the famous joke.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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