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The actress, who rose to fame for her iconic roles in beloved films such as Annie Hall, The First Wives Club, The Godfather, and many more, died in California, PEOPLE reported on Saturday.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025 -
The star rose to fame in the 1970s, thanks to her performance in Francis Ford Coppola’s first two Godfather films and her close collaborations with Woody Allen.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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In 2022, revelations of some LDP lawmakers’ ties to the former Unification Church hurt the party’s reputation.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Its vibrant arts community, outdoor recreation, and vintage boutiques and shops add to its charming town reputation.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The hefty shoes were emblematic of the brand’s renown within streetwear circles, prized for its oversize outerwear, slogan knits and distressed jeans.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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With the international renown of the kidnap and the constant pressure from Catriona’s father, Sir Broderick Grant (James Cosmo), the team take on the biggest challenge of their careers to date.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Each episode features Bastianich and a celebrity guest tasting four interpretations of the dish, and scoring each one from 0 to 10 to determine the best version in town.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Since the first duffers teed off in 1924, this Scottish course has gained repute as one of the world’s top golf spots.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 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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It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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So far, the response has been strikingly muted given the eminence of the signatories.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Eric Decker will be back in Minneapolis on Saturday night for his Minnesota Golden Gophers' homecoming game, reliving the glory days.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The 1950s and 1960s would prove to be the start of the glory days of the luxury coupe in America, with the nation’s economy growing as fast as the ribbons of brand-new interstate being paved from sea to shining sea.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Famousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famousness. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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