Word: acclaimed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...presidential candidate. But only a few weeks later, Jackson's references to New York City as "Hymie Town" hit the front pages, plunging him--and his standing in the polls--into a depression. Ever since, through two presidential campaigns and countless crusades, he has been trying to recapture the acclaim he won in Damascus and the euphoric high it gave...
After leading the Harvard men's tennis team to a stellar season, two players now seek to win themselves national acclaim...
What to Look For Writer and director John Sayles won acclaim for Lone Star, his 1996 drama about a working-class Texan who must come to terms with his storied past. This summer Sayles brings us Limbo, a drama about a working-class Alaskan who must come to terms with his storied past. Deja vu aside, considering Sayles' proven track record, this art-house release may be worth checking...
...addition to his work in biology and mechanics, McMahon was also an accomplished writer who received acclaim for several novels in which scientists were the protagonists. His 1987 novel Loving Little Egypt won him the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Rosenthal Award. McMahon also authored Principles of American Nuclear Chemistry: A Novel and McKay's Bees...
...that sounds a tad over the top, it's because these are heady times for hip-hop, and no one has done more to lead it to the promised land of mainstream acclaim than the man called Puff Daddy. Whether it be the Hamptons polo match he played host to last year or his coronation-like 29th birthday bash thronged by well-wishers from Muhammad Ali to Martha Stewart, Combs has planted hip-hop's flag in places undreamed of a decade...