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eminence

[em-uh-nuhns] / ˈɛm ə nəns /




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They included novelist King, astrophysicist Tyson and numerous book and magazine writers of varied eminence.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

By 1955, Ms. Newman marvels, “Barney had become an unavoidable eminence after barely having had a career.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

But when Uncle Murray refuses to pay up, and Marty has to pilfer the money for his trip, the road to global eminence takes some sharp turns.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2025

Tendulkar's spectacular rise to eminence following his world record 664-runs partnership with Vinod Kambli in a school game way back in 1987, had inspired quite a few batting prodigies, especially from Mumbai.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2024

“He had five brothers,” Maudsley noted, yet, while one boy, William, “rose to the extraordinary eminence that he did, none of his brothers distinguished themselves in any way.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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