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an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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By this point, Béart was well-known in her native country.
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Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Under the likes of Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev and Yuri Andropov, the Soviet Union was well-known for its extensive use of propaganda, including the promotion of elite sportspeople like ice hockey star Vladislav Tretiak and soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
The Wendy Williams Show first premiered in 2008, but Williams, now 60, was well-known for her famously filter-free pop culture commentary long before that.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025
The idea of fake profiles became more well-known after the film and subsequent MTV series Catfish premiered in 2010 and 2012.
—Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
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Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Under the likes of Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev and Yuri Andropov, the Soviet Union was well-known for its extensive use of propaganda, including the promotion of elite sportspeople like ice hockey star Vladislav Tretiak and soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
The Wendy Williams Show first premiered in 2008, but Williams, now 60, was well-known for her famously filter-free pop culture commentary long before that.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025
The idea of fake profiles became more well-known after the film and subsequent MTV series Catfish premiered in 2010 and 2012.
—Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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