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Kusama became one of the world's most recognisable artists and a global cultural icon in her 80s and 90s, after having been mostly overlooked for decades.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
She went on to become an icon, legend, goddess and what they were calling her all over social media, the earth angel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Parton was cemented as an icon before two events turned country music stardom entirely on its head.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
When you’re a Hollywood icon, everyone in town has a story about you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He whooshed forward faster but his battery icon dipped down to one-quarter.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Red icons -- depicting Russian drones -- were dotted across the map and disappeared as they were downed by Ukraine's air force.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Nationalising Adele... all of Adele's song proceeds go to a private company which goes to shareholders and her songs are pretty much cultural icons," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, there is no shortage of films and shows about male sports icons and legendary men’s team.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Before he jammed with rock icons, McCreary was mentored by the late, iconic Elmer Bernstein for nearly the last decade of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Only true icons received that kind of news coverage.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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