famed

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Years later, when I was a beginning newspaperman in my 20s and Mauldin was a famed newspaperman in his 50s, I got to know him well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Munster mounted periods of concerted pressure in the second half and Jack Crowley's two tries briefly threatened a comeback, but Exeter's famed defence held firm.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In New York, Tolkan studied under Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg at the famed Actors Studio and started landing stage roles before working his way to the big screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Earlier in the day, thousands of protesters marched past the famed Lincoln Memorial.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

In the 1970s, the famed Tyrolean alpinist Reinhold Messner emerged as the leading proponent of gasless climbing, declaring that he would ascend Everest “by fair means” or not at all.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer