bona fide

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Released last June, “KPop Demon Hunters” is a bona fide global sensation, a status that not even Netflix, its distributor, anticipated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

What complicates the social media trials is there are bona fide problems young people face when logging online and seeking retribution feels natural.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Duvall’s portrayal of Tom Hagen earned him an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor and, at 41, made him a bona fide Hollywood star.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The latter earned Duvall an Oscar nomination and made him a bona fide star after years playing lesser roles.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Then she told me that a bona fide rock star had come to the hospital on my behalf.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman