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- adjective
renowned in many parts of the world (especially in the Western world)
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NOTE: CONTAINS CONVERTED 4X3 MATERIAL He is known as a world-famous, chef extraordinaire.
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As well as radio play, corporate America, political America, and world-famous brands wanted to surf the wave with us.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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If, however, you're a faithful reader of the New Yorker, it happens roughly every time investigative reporter Seymour Hersh commits a word to print, presumably after having undergone the rigorous review of the magazine's world-famous fact-checking department.
Iran, Syria—and Seymour Hersh Bret Stephens 2011
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Our world-famous French fries are made from potatoes and cooked in a canola-oil blend.
PHOTOS: McDonald's Happy Meal Unchanged After 6 Months On A Table [Updated] The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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At the American Atheist's conference in Iowa a few weeks ago, I found myself drinking with a couple of prison guards, a world-famous physicist, a female department store "loss prevention specialist" who used to be a Humvee driver in the Marines, a Turkish-American linguistics student, a guy who started an enormous video game company, and a couple of soldiers.
Matthew Chapman: The Atheist in the Closet Matthew Chapman 2011
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At the American Atheist's conference in Iowa a few weeks ago, I found myself drinking with a couple of prison guards, a world-famous physicist, a female department store "loss prevention specialist" who used to be a Humvee driver in the Marines, a Turkish-American linguistics student, a guy who started an enormous video game company, and a couple of soldiers.
Matthew Chapman: The Atheist in the Closet Matthew Chapman 2011
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Clubs and the ECA cannot convey their views directly to Fifa but must do so through national associations or through Fifa's Committee for Club Football a 21-member body that includes the world-famous Waitakere United, Jomo Cosmos, Kashima Antlers and Tigres at a likely meeting in September.
Ken Bates faces parliamentary probe into Leeds ownership saga 2011
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At the American Atheist's conference in Iowa a few weeks ago, I found myself drinking with a couple of prison guards, a world-famous physicist, a female department store "loss prevention specialist" who used to be a Humvee driver in the Marines, a Turkish-American linguistics student, a guy who started an enormous video game company, and a couple of soldiers.
Matthew Chapman: The Atheist in the Closet Matthew Chapman 2011
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At the American Atheist's conference in Iowa a few weeks ago, I found myself drinking with a couple of prison guards, a world-famous physicist, a female department store "loss prevention specialist" who used to be a Humvee driver in the Marines, a Turkish-American linguistics student, a guy who started an enormous video game company, and a couple of soldiers.
Matthew Chapman: The Atheist in the Closet Matthew Chapman 2011
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At the American Atheist's conference in Iowa a few weeks ago, I found myself drinking with a couple of prison guards, a world-famous physicist, a female department store "loss prevention specialist" who used to be a Humvee driver in the Marines, a Turkish-American linguistics student, a guy who started an enormous video game company, and a couple of soldiers.
Matthew Chapman: The Atheist in the Closet Matthew Chapman 2011
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