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Muhammad Ali: Inside his final hours iconic / aɪ&`&kɑnɪk / adj. 图标的，形象的 shun /ʃʌn/ vt. 避开，避免；回避 CET6 tribute /&`&trɪbjut / n. 礼物；[税收] 贡物；颂词 CET6 homage / &`&hɑmɪdʒ / n. 敬意；尊敬；效忠 TEM8 conviction /kən&`&vɪkʃən / n. 定罪；确信；证明有罪；确信，坚定的信仰CET4 Muhammad Ali, the iconic three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who died Friday, had recently shunned the public spotlight he once seemed to revere. Tributes have poured in from across the world but also dominated his home city, where flags were at half-mast at city hall and thousands of people visited the Muhammad Ali Center or paid homage at his modest childhood home on Grand Avenue. Bill Clinton paid tribute to Ali on Saturday, saying he lived a life "full of religious and political convictions that led him to make tough choices and live with the consequences". "Muhammad Ali shook up the world. And the world is better for it," said US President Barack Obama.