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superstardom

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Recent Examples of superstardom Johnson, who a near decade ago was a bubbly ingenue on the brink of superstardom, has since developed a reputation for a certain cool-girl deadpan opacity, a kind of mischievous remove during press appearances. — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 The comic traces Cash’s rise to fame in the country music scene and his upward momentum to superstardom. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80 after a short battle with cancer, earned superstardom both on stage and in libraries across America. — John Tufts, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026 Brady Brickner-Wood writes that some influencers today may be drawing the wrong lessons from this path to superstardom. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Despite his wife’s superstardom, Dean preferred a quiet life out of the spotlight. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026 Related Stories There’s often plenty of chatter about whether the younger generation of pop stars has the appetite for the traditional grind of superstardom. — Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 The singer was born and raised in the Caribbean country before her ascent to pop superstardom. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 However, Twain faced new obstacles even after reaching superstardom, including divorce and a battle with Lyme disease. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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Throughout the 2000s, Kardashian worked as a closet organizer for several celebrities—including Paris Hilton, Cindy Crawford, and more — prior to her reality TV stardom with Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2007, per Business Insider.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Sheik’s career was marked by a persistent tension between mainstream recognition and his own resistance to the machinery of pop stardom.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026

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Because of the show’s international popularity, the players walked into the castle knowing exactly where to go and what to investigate.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Berlin — German leader Friedrich Merz's position is under threat as the far-right surges in popularity and support for his own center-right party tanks.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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