prestigious
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California fire investigators have questioned staff at a prestigious Napa Valley winery about the start of the almost 7,000-acre Pickett fire, which is still burning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Every year during Monterey Car Week, some of the world’s most prestigious cars compete at Pebble Beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Many young workers, in particular, will need to take jobs at less prestigious companies or choose lower-level occupations that were not their first choice, simply to get their foot in the door.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Arday, the professor of sociology of education at the prestigious university in eastern England, resigned August 5 after accusations he had plagiarised parts of his doctoral thesis and exaggerated personal achievements prompted a media storm.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
It probably wouldn’t help my case to tell her Tucker had applied to half a dozen Ivy League schools, and had already been accepted at twice as many less prestigious institutions.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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