Hall of Fame
noun phrase
1
: a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors
2
: a group of individuals in a particular category (such as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious
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The tracking week in the music industry begins again every Friday, and albums and songs have seven full days to amass streams and sales before the charts refresh.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The tears began to well up when 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mavis Staples performed here at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park last year.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The Hall announced the new podcast just over two months before this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction Ceremony is set to take place in Los Angeles at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Former soccer star Landon Donovan, who led the San Jose Earthquakes to a pair of MLS Cup championships, will be inducted along with four other South Bay sports legends as part of the 2025 class of the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame on Nov. 6.
—Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The tears began to well up when 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mavis Staples performed here at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park last year.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The Hall announced the new podcast just over two months before this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction Ceremony is set to take place in Los Angeles at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Former soccer star Landon Donovan, who led the San Jose Earthquakes to a pair of MLS Cup championships, will be inducted along with four other South Bay sports legends as part of the 2025 class of the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame on Nov. 6.
—Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Hall of Fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hall%20of%20Fame. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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