known
Americanverb
noun
verb
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of known
First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase oversight of data gathered by law enforcement devices known as automated license plate readers.
From Los Angeles Times
In both instances, the loss in data-center demand totaled less than 2,000 megawatts—a substantial amount of power, but not enough to create a crisis for the grid operator, known as PJM Interconnection.
About 20 miles south of downtown Cincinnati, the new Publix sits just past a roundabout at the front entrance of a glitzy subdivision known as Triple Crown.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is best known as an armed force of nearly 200,000 paramilitary members.
St Totteringham's Day might not be that well known nationally - but for Arsenal fans it is an opportunity for more north London bragging rights.
From BBC
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