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eminent

[em-uh-nuhnt] / ˈɛm ə nənt /


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Landowners in communities adjacent to the park are still gearing up to face eminent domain challenges from the federal government.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Ben Lerner’s novel poetically recounts its narrator’s relationship with an eminent scholar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In a public statement, Janet Yellen, Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan, and 10 other eminent former officials, rallied behind Powell.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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

Bush and Conant had been skeptical about an atomic weapon in part because of the reluctance of eminent physicists to commit themselves to the work not only in word but deed.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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