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Noun
He achieved great renown for his discoveries.
Her photographs have earned her international renown.
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Armond White, National Review, 8 May 2024
Nevertheless, Ringgold did not achieve widespread renown until more than a decade after the American People series.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Film Forum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center are presenting this follow-up to Hamaguchi’s extravagantly praised 2021 epic Drive My Car with prestige befitting a filmmaker of international renown.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 May 2024
Nevertheless, Ringgold did not achieve widespread renown until more than a decade after the American People series.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Renown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renown. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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