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renown

[ri-noun] / rɪˈnaʊn /


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Branded as Princeton research, the paper’s influence continued to expand, boosting the university program’s renown and Pacala and Socolow’s stature.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

As exhibitions, books and retrospectives built his renown, Hockney increasingly relied on travel—to Paris and elsewhere—so he could work undisturbed before friends and others crowded his schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The soul-dance classic ushered in an era of a more dynamic, symphonic disco sound and earned the New England band national renown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

In a sign of Diamond’s growing renown at the time, “Kentucky Woman” was covered within a year by both Waylon Jennings and Deep Purple.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

That night the Lord of O was a guest of the school, himself a sorcerer of renown.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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