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preeminence

[pree-em-uh-nuhns] / priˈɛm ə nəns /




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Sopranos Michelle Allie Drever and Alaysha Fox give us a sample of Mozart’s operatic preeminence.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

A man of his time, Macaulay didn’t question the cultural and intellectual preeminence of Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

That means casting herself as a mighty defender of the country’s national security, global preeminence, and the American way.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

Its presence constituted a strong argument against the supposed preeminence of Columbus.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023

Instead, it was an archipelago of cities that acknowledged Tiwanaku’s religious preeminence.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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