Miz Cheek says the health care and finance industries are known for using language that is hard to understand.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

American crime writer George Pelecanos is known for both his books and his writing for the television show "The Wire."

VOA: special.2011.07.13

Gumbo-limbo trees, known for their peeling red skin, strangler figs and royal palms are also among the area's plant life.

VOA: special.2010.09.21

The Barbary States, as they were known, demanded payment for the release of hostages and safe passage of American ships.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Les Paul is best known for creating one of the first solid-body electric guitars and the eight-track recording device.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

He wrote several long poems, but is best known for his one hundred and fifty-four short poems,or sonnets.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

The report is from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and an organization known as Traffic.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

Today we get to know more about a famous creature known for its pale skin, pointy teeth and big hunger for human blood.

VOA: special.2010.01.20

He was a strong right fielder who quickly became known for his powerful throwing and near-perfect aim.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Motown is known for its special sound that was influenced by jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

Jordan also became known around the world for appearing in advertisements for companies including Nike,Gatorade and Coca-Cola.

VOA: special.2011.03.11

She soon met the well-known scientist Louis Leakey and began working for him as an assistant.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

They worked with an American artist known for paintings that deal mainly with loss and remembrance.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

The French painter Henri Matisse is known for his use of bright colors and expressive forms.

VOA: special.2010.03.24