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Noun
He achieved great renown for his discoveries.
Her photographs have earned her international renown.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
His character, Jimmy George, is an actor and performance artist of a particular type of downtown renown.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026
While some of Na's fellow Korean genre masters, like Bong Joon Ho, have found global renown, for many cinephiles, Na is overdue for the kind of global introduction a Cannes premiere provides.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Raymond Carver did not share Cheever’s authorial renown at that time—that would come later.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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Noun
Tapping into the lifestyle space with the new shoe, the Aerocork looks to expand beyond Blundstone’s renown for being the original and winter-geared Chelsea boot brand.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
His character, Jimmy George, is an actor and performance artist of a particular type of downtown renown.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026
While some of Na's fellow Korean genre masters, like Bong Joon Ho, have found global renown, for many cinephiles, Na is overdue for the kind of global introduction a Cannes premiere provides.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Raymond Carver did not share Cheever’s authorial renown at that time—that would come later.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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“Renown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renown. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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