make a name
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Steve Bower: Switzerland have a record of getting to finals and giving young players the stage to make a name for themselves - at past tournaments it was Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
From there, the rest of the first season’s arc unfolds at a countryside tournament where Dunk sets out to make a name for himself.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
It was as the morning interview and phone-in show host on LBC from 1976 that he properly began to make a name for himself.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
But it’s also unlikely she can become her husband and make a name for herself yelling at college kids.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025
Just at this time, the young Andreas Vesalius was completing his medical education and beginning to make a name for himself.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
