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stardom

[stahr-duhm] / ˈstɑr dəm /


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Sir Patrick Stewart, who has died at the age of 86, was a stage and screen great who balanced Hollywood stardom with an equally stellar career in classical theatre.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Clarkson, who hails from Forth Worth, Texas, rose to stardom after winning the first season of “American Idol.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

There is still plenty of Dickensian melodrama, especially when Livia relates the sequence of catastrophes that account for her transformation from a virtuoso with dreams of stardom to a small-town piano teacher and farmer’s wife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Of course, they are not billionaires like Oprah or celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow or Reese Witherspoon, who leveraged their pre-existing stardom into profitable imprimaturs in wellness and publishing.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Fine” in New York may be stardom in Jankburg, but it’s still just fine.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle


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