prominence
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Park gained prominence following the Palisades fire and chairs the city’s newly former Ad Hoc Committee on LA Recovery.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Other influencers also relied on early mainstream news reports, such as Emilie Hagen, a comedian and influencer who gained prominence for covering the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex-trafficking trial on Substack and Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
A U.K. version of the heavily processed, bass-saturated sound known as dubstep was gaining prominence, and Ms. Ware was loosely associated with this scene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The Gao brothers gained prominence in the Chinese art scene during the 1990s and early 2000s, a quarter of a century after Mao's death.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
The chief reason, however, for its legendary status, and the main reason why we can call it “The Duel” without much fear of being misunderstood, is the relative prominence of the two participants.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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