renown
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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
Oceanwide has courted expedition-seeking passengers like Liss and gained renown for serving a small, yet fast-growing, part of the cruise-line industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Hüller’s Oscar-nominated performance in the 2023 Palme d’Or-winning “Anatomy of a Fall” vaulted her from Cannes renown to international stardom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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
Stump, an alpinist of world renown who died on Denali in 1992, had just completed a difficult new route on a nearby peak, the Mooses Tooth.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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