renown
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“Those three, who are titans of British theater and screen, carry all that ability and public renown so lightly on their backs,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
If they do, the boost to Burry’s renown will outweigh the consequences of being too early again.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
In a sign of Diamond’s growing renown at the time, “Kentucky Woman” was covered within a year by both Waylon Jennings and Deep Purple.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The married mother-of-two, who shot to renown as the lead singer of the Grammy-award winning group Clannad, died at the age of 73 earlier this week.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The flaw in this plan was that there were really no feeble players in the tournament; they were all, if not world class, then at least of national or international renown.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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