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prominent

[prom-uh-nuhnt] / ˈprɒm ə nənt /




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Reactivation of Anelloviridae, a poorly understood family of viruses that typically remains latent in about 90 percent of the population, showed a prominent association with long-term physical disability and long COVID.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The Financial Times is the only front page that does not carry any prominent coverage of the fallout of the hottest day.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Mangione was born to a prominent Baltimore family.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

That incident, the most prominent interaction of prediction markets and a U.S. election to date, revealed a new dynamic in the battle for public trust in elections.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Laski was a prominent politician and the leading socialist intellectual of the day; he was enough of a Marxist to have a taste for the word ‘revolution’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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