famous
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Its employees are famous for responding to customers with the relentlessly chipper “My pleasure!”
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
When we meet her, she is one of the world's most famous women, with millions of record sales and brand deals with Louis Vuitton and Bvlgari.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The Canadian comedian, writer and producer Fielder is famous for harnessing the power of awkwardness, cringe and deadpan wit to great, if unsettling, comedic effect.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
He tells BBC Newsbeat that having a proper schedule and remembering to stay hydrated makes a "refreshing change" from filming the Netflix smash-hit that made him famous.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
She even writes a poem imagining all the famous sites of Europe she hopes to see someday.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing famous
Academy Awards, List 5
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