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prominence

[prom-uh-nuhns] / ˈprɒm ə nəns /




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The Federal Constitution of 1789 eventually took greater prominence for the American public.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

HBO Chairman Casey Bloys explained that they expected a lot of “interest” in the cast because of the cultural prominence of the “Harry Potter” franchise.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Moderna rose to prominence in 2019 when, at the height of the pandemic, the drugmaker delivered the second Covid vaccine approved by U.S. regulators.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“The markets are increasingly weighing the two-sided risks of the Middle East conflict, with tighter financial conditions and growth concerns gaining prominence over pure inflation worries,” the head of fixed income and municipal bonds says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Second, doesn’t addressing Yali’s question automatically involve a Eurocentric approach to history, a glorification of western Europeans, and an obsession with the prominence of western Europe and Europeanized America in the modern world?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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