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"I've only really made it to being an icon because my life has been made and saved many times over by being lucky enough to make music."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Other prizes went to Sam Fender, who won best live act; Jade Thirlwall, named best female; and Lily Allen, who won the icon award.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Albanese took to the stage at that event to declare "Modi is the Boss", quipping that his crowd-pulling power eclipsed even that of US rock icon Bruce Springsteen.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
It took the poetic craft of Longfellow to rescue Revere from obscurity, transforming him into the patriotic icon he remains today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He looked at the icon for the memory stick.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
“I just looked at the icons and I prayed. Then it started again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
In Slate, Dara E. Purvis explains how those rulings undermine the legacy of one of the court’s liberal icons.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
These were the icons that Scotland faced the first time they played the Selecao, 60 years and 10 games ago.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The uber-plush Burgenstock resort perched high above Switzerland's Lake Lucerne -- the dramatic setting for Sunday's US-Iran talks -- is well-accustomed to hosting world leaders, movie icons and peace negotiations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Some of the icons say normal stuff like Notes or Camera.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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