cause célèbre
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In North Carolina, the author notes, the movement was helped along by a particular cause célèbre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Not surprisingly, the grave miscarriage of justice in his case has attracted national and international attention and made it a cause célèbre for people opposed to the death penalty and many supporters of capital punishment.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2024
When it premiered on New Year’s Day in the U.K., it moved a story that had been reported over the years but never taken up as a public cause célèbre onto the front page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
"He creates images of celebs of the day and he has become a minor cause célèbre."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
Both of these weaknesses revealed themselves very amusingly in the Dreiser case, and I hope to detail their operations at some length later on, when I describe that cause célèbre in a separate work.
From A Book of Prefaces by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
The case of Lucy Connolly has become a cause celebre to some in the UK and beyond.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
The idea has become a cause celebre in certain circles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
Among Goddard alumni are actor William H. Macy, playwright David Mamet, jailed activist and cause celebre Mumia Abu-Jamal, and some members of the rock band Phish.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Recently, a few pets have become cause celebre when their X-ray images went viral.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
Her quest for Everest had turned into a minor cause celebre in Japan.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
