famed

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Nearby, is a large poster, with text penned by famed slavery abolitionist Frederick Douglass, that was carried in a 1863 parade during the Civil War that calls "Men of Color, To Arms! To Arms!"

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Dan Loeb, the hedge-fund veteran famed for boardroom fights and valuing investing, admits Sam Bankman-Fried fooled him.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Shaka Zulu was a famed leader of the Zulu nation.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

One reason Dudamel was happy in Venezuela was his position as music director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, part of El Sistema, the country’s famed music education program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“Caractacus Burke was not famed for his generosity,” said Dumbledore.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling