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an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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Schulz is well-known for the unique, custom, mosaic sculptural ceramic she’s created for Solana Beach.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
While Certified Collectibles Group long ago expanded beyond coins to be well-known in comic books, magazines and trading card games, sports card grading had only just started at Certified Collectibles when the Blackstone syndicate bought the company.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Some wildfires are more well-known, including the Yarnell Fire in 2013 that took the lives of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots.
—AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The theoretical ways drugs can affect heat tolerance are well-known, but there haven't been enough systematic analyses looking at how, and at what levels, and for whom drugs affect heat tolerance, says Yorgi Mavros, a heat expert at The University of Sydney.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 30 July 2025
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
While Certified Collectibles Group long ago expanded beyond coins to be well-known in comic books, magazines and trading card games, sports card grading had only just started at Certified Collectibles when the Blackstone syndicate bought the company.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Some wildfires are more well-known, including the Yarnell Fire in 2013 that took the lives of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots.
—AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The theoretical ways drugs can affect heat tolerance are well-known, but there haven't been enough systematic analyses looking at how, and at what levels, and for whom drugs affect heat tolerance, says Yorgi Mavros, a heat expert at The University of Sydney.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 30 July 2025
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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