as in fame
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Push factors – internal desires such as curiosity, an urge to escape or an eagerness to gain fame – spark interest.—
Betsy Pudliner,
The Conversation,
19 May 2025 -
The Context Fieri, 57, is a chef who rose to fame in 2006 after winning The Next Food Network Star, which led to his first Food Network series, Guy's Big Bite.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Made-In is a newer cookware brand that has quickly gained momentum and a positive reputation in professional kitchens over the past few years.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 May 2025
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But Wilken, who is a former law professor and thus likely appreciative of the academic calendar, has a reputation for being pragmatic and realistic.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 May 2025
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Hoping to capitalize on its renown, Vivienne Westwood staged its first bridal fashion show as part of Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week on Thursday.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Asa Keyes, the anti-corruption L.A. district attorney (who would himself be jailed for corruption), publicly questioned how a woman of her renown could be grabbed off the street.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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All of the biggest celebrity stories, in your inbox every day: Sign up for the entertainment newsletter.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The most stinging repute came from China, which accused the U.S. of abandoning Haiti at a dire moment after helping set up its ruling transitional presidential council, now mired in controversy and credibility issues.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Apr. 2025
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The rabbis, both of high repute, belong to different generations and display differing levels of stringency—the stricter is a grandfather; the other, his son-in-law, is more lenient but by no means lax.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Yet Biden gets kudos for drawing down 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when gasoline prices were topping out at a record $5 a gallon in June, Faucher says.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2023
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Greenwald, who was introduced with Bronx flair by Cardi B, also brought an aw-shucks attitude in accepting the kudos.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2023
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Thanks to courses in communication studies, students are schooled in the evolving business models of the creative industries, and dive into allyship and advocacy through sound studies and the school’s eminence in audiology.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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The eminence whom the film casts as the prime mover of benevolent governance is Nelson Rockefeller, a liberal Republican (the breed wasn’t uncommon then) who was the state’s governor from 1959 to 1973.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Monaco Grand Prix — which is synonymous with glitz, glamour and glory — is building on the legacy and ties TAG Heuer has to the Principality of Monaco.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
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The real story of this Europa League triumph — Tottenham’s first European trophy since the UEFA Cup in 1984 — was how Postecoglou navigated his way through an otherwise disastrous season to glory.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Famousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famousness. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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