illustrious
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In 2025, the Boston Celtics — like the Lakers, an illustrious legacy franchise — were sold for $6.1 billion, which closely matched Forbes market estimates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The bout is Serrano's penultimate appearance in an illustrious career, and another chance for the 37-year-old to add to a legacy that has transformed women's boxing.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
For the task force members to persuade the Fed, they may first need to persuade each other: no simple matter for these illustrious but ideologically diverse economists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hospitality veteran Clemens Keller insists that Vienna's storied "heuriger" winemakers' taverns -- which face a hangover-inducing brew of real estate speculation, spiralling costs and climate change -- cannot rely on their illustrious past.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
That was because Mary, Queen of Scots, is another of my illustrious ancestors.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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