vaunted
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Venezuela, whose players had been instructed by team management to avoid commenting on politics throughout the tournament, dominated the vaunted USA lineup for long periods.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Even just speaking up could dent his vaunted Teflon shield.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026
In the 2025-26 Ashes series, the seventh of his career, Starc has taken 26 wickets - stepping up in the absence of pace colleagues often more vaunted.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
Nine months after the Palisades fire tore through the community’s vaunted Alphabet Streets, destroying Holdorff Polhill’s home of three decades, along with those of nearly all of her neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
He sat in the stands of Memorial Stadium cheering and clapping and feeling delighted as the Permian Panthers destroyed the vaunted Midland High Bulldogs.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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