put on the map
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The city was put on the map by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, who came in the early 1960s for the filming of “The Night of the Iguana.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The city’s vivifying artistic production was put on the map.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
"We need to get those paths put on the map so we know where they are, so we can use and enjoy them," she said.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
He’s also, like Brown, a repeat winner in a tough state that Democrats would love to put on the map.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2022
Maybe the city was finally about to be put on the map.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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