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popularity

[pop-yuh-lar-i-tee] / ˌpɒp jəˈlær ɪ ti /


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But the appointment comes as the White House is racing to address the threats posed by the latest models and boost the technology’s popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Mohan pointed out in a client note on Tuesday that Meta’s Muse reached 2.5 million downloads in its first two weeks, a sign that the agent’s popularity isn’t something to ignore.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

An emerging artist releases an album, plays it in small venues, like clubs, and as the album grows in popularity the venues expand in size.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The account, whose posts mostly lacked original substance, "only gained popularity because its dubious, sordid content was narrated by the attractive voice of a popular actor," Tsuda's legal team said, according to the court records.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

But despite his underestimation of England and his overestimation of France, Jefferson's reputation and popularity soared.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

And while he’s happy for these books’ popularities, he says that some subjects may be better told by kids who also aren’t tasked with saving the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

We have seen extended popularities of “connect the dots,” “touching base,” “walking you through,” “deep dive,” “gain traction” and “circle back.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2017

That is, the difference between the popularities of a given song in different “worlds” increased as the strength of social influence increased.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 18, 2013

My American Ballads, perhaps after "Proverbial Philosophy," the chief cause of my Transatlantic popularities, had their origin at Albury.

From My Life as an Author by Martin Farquhar Tupper

To those who only care for the light popularities of the season, give Balfe and Verdi, Glover and Julien.

From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by George Routledge




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