- past participle of know.
known
Example Sentences
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This difference is known as the “annuity effect.”
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
Elisabeth Bik, a Dutch-American microbiologist known for her investigations of problematic papers, said China put enormous pressure on its doctors and scientists to publish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
The 6-10 center became a bespectacled college basketball cult hero known affectionately as “Cream Abdul Jabbar” while leading Indiana State to the NIT championship game in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
Appointed priest of Vietnam's Tac Say parish in 1930, Diep was known for his devotion to the poor, sick, and those suffering because of war, according to the local Can Tho diocese.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
But she’d known those things before she got to Winnipeg.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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