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eminent

[em-uh-nuhnt] / ˈɛm ə nənt /


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“Transcription” consists of three sections connected to the narrator’s relationship with his mentor, an eminent scholar and translator named Thomas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Like its predecessors, “Triumph and Illusion” combines exhaustive scholarship with eminent readability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

A number of other eminent former officials have publicly declared their support for him and the bank's independence.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Responding to the observation that many eminent Supreme Court justices have believed that Congress can limit the president’s firing authority, Kavanaugh pointed out that many eminent of the court’s justices have believed the opposite.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

Indeed, there were several eminent linguists of the opinion that this was how the common noun had originated.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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