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Odysseus, a star player for the Achaeans, fresh off a stunning victory over rival Troy, embarks on an international tournament against a series of forbidding opponents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
His split-decision win over Ngannou in 2023 also came after he was knocked down by the MMA star.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Ransom Canyon” star Josh Duhamel has officially closed on the sale of his Los Angeles home, offloading the picturesque property for $3.4 million—more than $400,000 over his asking price.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
ElevenLabs -- a rising star in AI voice tech -- built "ElevenReader Voice Chat," which it says "turns any book into a two-way conversation."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
There can only be one leader in a strong community, one north star, or else people get confused.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Surely Lidl-Trek is happy with its best team classification and Pedersen’s green jersey as best sprinter, but an American wearing stars and stripes winning a stage on an American-made bike?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"You can see little green stars all dotted around."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"Star Trek" legend George Takei on Saturday headlined a 60th anniversary celebration of the groundbreaking sci-fi series at Comic-Con, which featured stars from across the Starship Enterprise's expanded universe of films and shows.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Heavy elements are created inside stars and during stellar explosions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Anyone lucky enough to meet him will find a very special human being—a mountain climber who finds poetry on the peak, an explorer who sings the glories of the stars.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Often, he starred and wrote alongside other up-and-coming comedy names like Monty Python's John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones, and his fellow future Goodies - Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In January, she starred as Odette and the black swan Odile in “Swan Lake.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the Emmy-nominated actor who starred as Theo Huxtable for eight seasons on “The Cosby Show,” died on July 20, 2025, in an accidental drowning while on vacation at Playa Grande, Cahuita, Limón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Max even has his own stalker played by Juliette Lewis, who also starred in the 1991 movie.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Hello? Do you know how many offers I’ve had since I starred in those commercials for Mr. Lemoncello?”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
After "Saving Private Ryan," "The Martian" and "Interstellar," many jokes have also been made about Damon once again starring in a film in which his character struggles to get home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
His newest film, the horror-fantasy hybrid “Her Private Hell,” starring Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton, opens this weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
A feature film - starring Finnian Garbutt who died in April from skin cancer - is due to be released in the autumn.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But instead of helming “Troy,” starring a glistening Brad Pitt as Achilles, Nolan embarked on a genre-shifting Batman trilogy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Dance of the Vampires was an infamous musical from the early two-thousands, starring the original Phantom of the Opera actor, this time as a blood drinker.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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