idol
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But until then, this former teen idol needs to grow up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
He turns out to be a former pop idol, Danny Wilson.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The 20-year-old, one of many players who counts Djokovic as his idol, wrote "Nole it was a pleasure" on the camera lens after the match.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
"If someone chants the name of Mother Bonbibi, she will save his life from tigers, snakes, and crocodiles," said villager Ashutosh Mandal, 63, referring to a deity whose idol is worshipped at temples.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
My idol wished always to be first in the telling, to regale others with the story in its fullness, from beginning to end, from miller’s hut to crown and castle.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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