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an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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The grocery chain is well-known for its delicious and convenient meal selections to feed a crowd on a budget.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
Less well-known is the French influence found throughout the region.
—AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025
The most well-known of these was Operation Ranch Hand, which sprayed at least 19 million gallons (75 million liters) of herbicides over approximately 6.4 million acres (2.6 million hectares), of South Vietnam.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
In the early days of RP, when the mode was less well-known, that chance to socialize often meant that people with vastly different ideological and cultural backgrounds would play together.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
Less well-known is the French influence found throughout the region.
—AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025
The most well-known of these was Operation Ranch Hand, which sprayed at least 19 million gallons (75 million liters) of herbicides over approximately 6.4 million acres (2.6 million hectares), of South Vietnam.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
In the early days of RP, when the mode was less well-known, that chance to socialize often meant that people with vastly different ideological and cultural backgrounds would play together.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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