eminent

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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

During research for a book on my own PTSD, I remember a conversation with one of Britain's most eminent experts in the field, Prof Simon Wessely, former president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The club was subjected to a complaint for condemnation, also known as eminent domain, which allows the city to take private property for public use, according to a report by The Times in 1958.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

In the matter of education, Atlanta has long been eminent.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin