His desire to be a global icon rests in Asia and China in particular.

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Queen received the global icon award, with band members Brian May and Roger Taylor picking up their honour on the night.

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With a unique ability to deliver financial products and services to low-income, female entrepreneurs, WWB is considered a global icon in the industry.

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Even Diana took years in the job before growing into the global icon who was so admired before she was taken from us so tragically.

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"Mariah Carey is a true global icon -- one of the most accomplished artists on the planet -- and we feel extremely fortunate that she was able to bring her wisdom and experience to the 'American Idol' contestants this season, " they said.

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Already steeped in Alpine history, cowbells have become a global success and Winter Olympic icon over the last two decades.

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The Silicon Valley icon said it's slashing at least 10 percent of its global workforce.

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Whether built with delicate sensitivity to materials or dull adherence to principles, the glass box became an icon of Cold War capitalism, a symbol of modernist cosmopolitanism befitting a global superpower in the making.

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