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an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is also well-known for his investments and position across news outlets.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Francis was well-known for his role as president of Xavier University in New Orleans, the nation’s only predominantly Black Catholic university.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Ying-Chu Chuang is well-known in the baking industry in Taiwan.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
The Graysons’ history is fairly well-known as far as freedom seekers’ stories, according to Krupa, but stories like theirs can now come together to be verified more easily in recent years, due to greater access to materials digitally.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Francis was well-known for his role as president of Xavier University in New Orleans, the nation’s only predominantly Black Catholic university.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Ying-Chu Chuang is well-known in the baking industry in Taiwan.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
The Graysons’ history is fairly well-known as far as freedom seekers’ stories, according to Krupa, but stories like theirs can now come together to be verified more easily in recent years, due to greater access to materials digitally.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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