conspicuous
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The gay-inflected camp loses steam, and I wondered about the production’s insistence on modernizing Gullen with modern technology and media, changes that become more conspicuous when consumerism takes over the town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
That made the large contingent of Russians all the more conspicuous.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Shapiro’s cadence, inflection, and conspicuous use of the pregnant pause have long invited comparisons to Obama’s speaking style, not all of them positive.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The single most conspicuous absentee from the Olympics over the past decade is making a comeback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
There were so few of us minority kids at Princeton, I suppose, that our presence was always conspicuous.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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