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The results are much more downbeat than you might expect from a man who's renowned for hilarious social media slapdowns and crowd surfing in inflatable dinghies.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In search of a vacation spot for surfing with his family, Clint Tasset put down a $600,000 deposit last year on a $1.8 million lot in Los Cabos, Mexico, a place renowned for its coastline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
He was Clifford Clinton, a local hero as founder of Clifton’s renowned cafeterias.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
It became renowned for the quality of its games and in the late 2000s had twin successes with the Mass Effect trilogy and several Dragon Age games.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Anna inherited her artistic talent from her father, Willem Carbentus, who was a renowned bookbinder.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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