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
Through it all she remained a cause célèbre and the Scottish press still loved a Big Mags story.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
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
State Department warned Brown that Chessman’s execution might inflame protesters during an upcoming trip President Eisenhower planned in Uruguay, where the prisoner was a cause célèbre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2024
The inimitable Letters of Horace Walpole contain, as might be expected, more than one mention of this cause célèbre.
From Trial of Mary Blandy by William Roughead
An average of 6.26 million viewers tuned in to watch “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” as the comedian addressed his suspension that became a free speech cause celebre, according to Nielsen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
His disappearance has been a cause celebre in France ever since.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
Recently, a few pets have become cause celebre when their X-ray images went viral.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
Luetzerath has become a cause celebre for critics of Germany’s climate efforts.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2023
I would make the case a cause celebre, and make them regret they had ever charged me in the first place.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
