renown
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The festival’s successful return to the Castro, with its prime location and renown, buttresses the organization’s future—welcome news in a world in need of just that.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The married mother-of-two, who shot to renown as the lead singer of the Grammy-award winning group Clannad, died at the age of 73 earlier this week.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
He began gaining renown as a lawyer in an era when asbestos cases were swamping the U.S. courts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
"If ski resorts in Japan had stayed the way they used to be, they would never have gained such worldwide renown," said Hiroshi Hasegawa, director of a local real estate agency.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
‘Shall I always be left behind when the Riders depart, to mind the house while they win renown, and find food and beds when they return?’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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