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well-known

[wel-nohn] / ˈwɛlˈnoʊn /


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Among the well-known software names falling Tuesday, ServiceNow was down 0.5%, and Intuit dropped 2.2%.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Pluto is the most well-known example and is one of the few with a confirmed thin atmosphere.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

In a well-known law review article, Justice Antonin Scalia—the court’s original originalist—argued that in addition or in connection to originalism, judges should create their own hard-and-fast rules.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

On financial waste, Alloncle attacks the outsourcing of production work worth hundreds of millions of euros to outside companies, some of which are run by well-known TV personalities who are themselves on the public pay-roll.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

I did not need to be guided to the well-known room, to which I had so often been summoned for chastisement or reprimand in former days.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë