popularized

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In the first few years of the company, he popularized comic series based on movies such as “Star Wars,” “Aliens” and “Predator.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

One advocate of this approach is author Benny Lewis, who popularized a communicative learning approach he calls “language hacking” which focuses on the language skills needed for conversation.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Harvard political scientist Graham Allison popularized what he called the “Thucydides trap” by identifying a dozen times in history when a rising power threatened an established power and war resulted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Artificial-intelligence slop is a term that sprung into usage about two years ago, popularized by influential AI blogger Simon Willison.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Before the war, people raised a thumb to say “One love” to each other, an expression popularized by the love and influence of reggae music.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah