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renown

[ri-noun] / rɪˈnaʊn /


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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

The soul-dance classic ushered in an era of a more dynamic, symphonic disco sound and earned the New England band national renown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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

He began gaining renown as a lawyer in an era when asbestos cases were swamping the U.S. courts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Stump, an alpinist of world renown who died on Denali in 1992, had just completed a difficult new route on a nearby peak, the Mooses Tooth.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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