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notability

[noh-tuh-bil-i-tee] / ˌnoʊ təˈbɪl ɪ ti /




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However, not everyone is pleased by the new development, notability retired RAF engineer Steve McGranaghan, who lives opposite the units.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024

The 27 Club members who ranked in the top 1% of notability were 170% more notable than they would have been if they had died at a different age, Dunivin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024

That’s hard to tell, partly because “wiki lawyers”—and there are several participating in the discussion—can probably argue the issue either way by grounding their stance in core Wikipedia concepts of neutrality and notability.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2024

He also said that the Florida Democrats “cannot dispute” the notability of Mr. Phillips.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

A man never could advance to notability in a community that rated him as mildly simple; he would have a hard time of it even to become notorious.

From The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory

To visit the New York showroom is to court the possibility of rubbing shoulders with many notabilities of rank and fashion .

From Time Magazine Archive

The house was crowded, and many notabilities were present.

From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by Edmund B. d'Auvergne

Patenôtre pointed out various notabilities to us, but said he didn't know many people.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington

M. and Madame Jules Simon were the first amongst a long list of notabilities to pay a visit of condolence to the family.

From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by G. Barnett Smith

There were sweet stalls, where pretty notabilities, for five shillings extra, would sign their names on the boxes.

From The Oyster by Peer


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