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Meanings of become a byword in anglès

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Usage of become a byword in anglès
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Papal Court, whose nullity indeed had become a byword at the Vatican.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 1
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Even before it opened, the Dome had become a byword for failure.
The Guardian
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In the postwar years, it would become a byword for progress.
The Guardian
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It has become a byword for valour in our national memory.
Radio NZ
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Perry's name had become a byword for something ugly to Mary Ann Spencer.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
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Diepsloot has become a byword for criminal gangs, vigilante mob justice and xenophobic violence.
The Guardian
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World Cup Qualifying Group 4 had become a byword for tedium and then, voila!
The Irish Times
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Instead, his name has become a byword for chronic unreliability.
The Guardian
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Certainly it never wanted to become a byword for evil.
The Irish Times
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The whole project has become a byword for sporting public funding disasters well beyond Florida.
The Guardian
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By then it had become a byword for corruption.
Reuters
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Your name will become a byword and a hissing.
He Fell in Love with His Wife
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Davos, which brings together politicians, central bankers and business leaders, has become a byword for globalization.
Reuters
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And as such its become a byword for the damage we are inflicting on the planet.
Radio NZ
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Vienna has become a byword for everything that is conservative, staid and more than slightly passé.
The Irish Times
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SXSW has become a byword for music discovery.
The Irish Times
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