prestige

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The hosts discuss how billionaire dealmaking and rebrand fatigue is hurting the network’s reputation for edgy, prestige TV.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

The director of “The Fly” and “Videodrome” isn’t in the film long, but he bequeaths prestige upon these splat-hijinks that they don’t quite deserve.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

"The expectation that citizens should make sacrifices for 'tourism revenue and economic impact' or for 'enhancing national prestige through K-pop promotion' feels outdated," wrote columnist Choi Moon-sun.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Ehrlich’s knack for being not only wrong but 180 degrees in error cost him neither popularity—he appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” more than a dozen times—nor prestige in academia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

For the Negro in Washington, mail-carrying was a prestige job.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey