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Howell-Baptiste is most known for her roles in the feature films Cruella, Queenpins and We Strangers as well as series credits Sugar and Barry.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
But that shortage is well known and so is Apple's ability to mitigate it.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Berea College, in Kentucky, is probably the most well known of these institutions.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Some are well known to many, others only within their fields.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
But that shortage is well known and so is Apple's ability to mitigate it.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Berea College, in Kentucky, is probably the most well known of these institutions.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Some are well known to many, others only within their fields.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/known. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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known
adjective
: generally recognized
a known expert on art
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