preeminence
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Not content with mere parliamentary preeminence, de Gaulle quickly fashioned a Fifth Republic with a semimonarchical presidency to which he was elected the following year, an office he would hold for a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Looking at the present and the future, that approach sees forthright opposition to the preeminence of Jewish rights as extreme or otherwise beyond the pale.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024
Its presence constituted a strong argument against the supposed preeminence of Columbus.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023
Perhaps police hoped the passage of time and the preeminence of current affairs might soften any assessment of impropriety.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2023
The mediocre American aircraft industry of the 1930s rose to preeminence because of the challenge of World War II. What would it take for the country to prevail against this latest threat?
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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King Lear
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