preeminence
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His long, productive career encompassed more than six decades, in each of which his live performances and recordings continually attested to his preeminence as one of jazz history’s most vital, innovative and influential artists.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
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
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
Hence the real problem in understanding China’s loss of political and technological preeminence to Europe is to understand China’s chronic unity and Europe’s chronic disunity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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King Lear
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