"Beyoncé" meaning in All languages combined

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          "text": "Striving to be the Beyoncé of your industry-both talented at your craft and well known-will help make you top of mind",
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          "ref": "2016, The New York Times Magazine, New York Times, page 25:",
          "text": "That is like the Beyoncé of pastries",
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          "ref": "2025 April 14, anonymous author, “Who is actually the \"Beyonce of Food Network\"?”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2026:",
          "text": "They weren't going to renew his contract and the outrage from fans was so high they had no choice but to agree to his terms. He is definitely the Beyonce. Alex is my favorite chef on the channel but she doesn't have the star power that Flay has.",
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  "etymology_text": "The recent use of this name is due to the American singer Beyoncé Knowles (born 1981), after her mother's maiden name, which was different from her own parents' surname, Beyincé, due to a clerical error on her birth certificate. It is probably derived from the French surname Boyancé.",
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          "text": "They weren't going to renew his contract and the outrage from fans was so high they had no choice but to agree to his terms. He is definitely the Beyonce. Alex is my favorite chef on the channel but she doesn't have the star power that Flay has.",
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