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eminent

[em-uh-nuhnt] / ˈɛm ə nənt /


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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

While it’s usually applied when the federal government exercises eminent domain and takes title to land, the takings clause also covers the government’s outright destruction of personal property.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 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

Mr. Grantham quotes the eminent economist’s advice to professional investors who, unwisely, would break step with the herd to test new and unconventional ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

At Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, he described the machine’s capabilities for Karl Darrow, the lab’s eminent physicist and a writer of popular science articles.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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