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an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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Eric served District 2 from 2014 to 2018, and is perhaps most well-known for his attempts to ban Idaho courts from deciding cases based on Sharia law, despite no evidence of that happening, according to previous Statesman reporting.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025
The center is perhaps most well-known for winning a 2018 Supreme Court case that held states could not mandate nonunion government workers pay union dues.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
In pop culture, the series original protagonist, Ryu, is well-known not just for the mainline Gaiden series, but for his regular appearance in Koei Tecmo’s Dead or Alive fighting game franchise, a 3D brawler that exploded in popularity during the 2000s in the Xbox and Xbox 360 era.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Going forward, King would become increasingly well-known on the national stage.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025
The center is perhaps most well-known for winning a 2018 Supreme Court case that held states could not mandate nonunion government workers pay union dues.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
In pop culture, the series original protagonist, Ryu, is well-known not just for the mainline Gaiden series, but for his regular appearance in Koei Tecmo’s Dead or Alive fighting game franchise, a 3D brawler that exploded in popularity during the 2000s in the Xbox and Xbox 360 era.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Going forward, King would become increasingly well-known on the national stage.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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