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Cape Verde came onto the international stage with a thrilling show — shocking the world with its 0-0 draw against Spain, where Vozinha was catapulted into sports stardom for stonewalling the Spanish, and on to its 2-2 stalemate with Uruguay.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026 Asher went on to shepherd Linda Ronstadt to stardom and to produce records by Diana Ross, Cher, Bonnie Raitt, Randy Newman, Neil Diamond and 10,000 Maniacs, among many others.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026 The record, which followed a number of independent label releases, turned out to be a platinum-plus-selling hit that skyrocketed Morris to stardom.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026 The limited engagement drew intense attention as Roberts' Broadway debut and helped introduce Cooper to theater audiences years before his rise to movie stardom.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stardom