celebrated case
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Perhaps the most celebrated case of treason involved Aaron Burr, in 1807.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2017
His most celebrated case involved Ms. Newton-John, who sued — and was sued by — MCA Records in the middle of a five-year contract she signed in 1975.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2014
In one celebrated case of secrecy, The New York Times withheld news that reporter David Rohde was kidnapped while trying to make contact with a Taliban commander in Afghanistan.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2012
In one celebrated case in 1922, George Hugo Russell, a senior politician, sought divorce from his wife Christabel.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2012
My own memories of 1854 are rather indistinct, and I confess that I have not taken the trouble to look up this celebrated case.
From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by George Saintsbury
