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Bain had a long career in Hollywood before Diff'rent Strokes, most known for his roles on Dark Shadows and Maude.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Rose's last known address was in Wilmington, according to state police.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Attorneys for the families announced the filing Tuesday, which alleges state and local agencies failed to enforce safety laws and ignored known violations at the Esparto compound where the blast occurred.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Medical research is the reason their harms are well known.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Rose's last known address was in Wilmington, according to state police.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Attorneys for the families announced the filing Tuesday, which alleges state and local agencies failed to enforce safety laws and ignored known violations at the Esparto compound where the blast occurred.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Medical research is the reason their harms are well known.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/known. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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known
adjective
: generally recognized
a known expert on art
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